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Escolleras in West Guerrero is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks favour rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Escolleras 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 Escolleras:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ixtapa Island	2 mi
Second closest break	Ixtapa	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Linda	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Los Gatos	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Descanso	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Escolleras:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	578 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	714 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	758 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	811 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	919 mi
Tide stations nearest to Escolleras:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	39 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	128 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	200 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	200 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	311 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Escolleras:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1108 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1170 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1229 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1247 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1271 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Escolleras:
Closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Zihuatanejo (Mexico)	7 mi
Third closest city location	El Coacoyul (Mexico)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Jeronimito (Mexico)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Union (Mexico)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Escolleras is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Escolleras is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 197 km (122 miles) away.