Chamela Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Chamela in Jalisco is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Waves at the river break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks and sharks.

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Overall Chamela Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Chamela:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Fortuna	7 mi
Second closest break	Hotel Tecuan	9 mi
Third closest break	Boca de los Iguanas	33 mi
Fourth closest break	Barre de Navidad	37 mi
Fifth closest break	Quimixto	63 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Chamela:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	738 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	739 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	843 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	848 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	947 mi
Tide stations nearest to Chamela:
Closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	67 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	67 mi
Third closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	69 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	229 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	260 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Chamela:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	947 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	953 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1029 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1080 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1110 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Chamela:
Closest city location	Tomatlan (Mexico)	22 mi
Second closest city location	Las Juntas (Mexico)	34 mi
Third closest city location	La Huerta (Mexico)	35 mi
Fourth closest city location	Purificacion (Mexico)	38 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lo Arado (Mexico)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Chamela is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO) in Mexico, which is 83 km (52 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Chamela is Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (Puerto Vallarta) Airport (PVR), also in Mexico, 119 km (74 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Colima Airport (CLQ), also in Mexico, 172 km (107 miles) away.