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El Tizate in Nayarit is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall El Tizate 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 El Tizate:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Puerto Vallarta Rivermouth	3 mi
Second closest break	Quimixto	14 mi
Third closest break	Pools	15 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Burros	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Costa Banderas	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Tizate:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	695 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	727 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	799 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	817 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	901 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Tizate:
Closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	124 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	124 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	193 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico (2)	193 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Tizate:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	876 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	886 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	960 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1011 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1040 mi
Town and city forecasts close to El Tizate:
Closest city location	Puerto Vallarta (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Vallarta Airport (Mexico)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bucerias (Mexico)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Valle de Banderas (Mexico)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Tizate is Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (Puerto Vallarta) Airport (PVR) in Mexico, which is 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Tizate is Tepic Airport (TPQ), also in Mexico, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO), also in Mexico, 179 km (111 miles) away.