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Ixtapa Island in West Guerrero is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. There is a right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of urchins,rocks and sharks.

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Overall Ixtapa Island 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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Also see Ixtapa Island surf quality by season and Ixtapa Island surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Mexico - West Guerrero surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Ixtapa Island

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ixtapa Island:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ixtapa	1 mi
Second closest break	Escolleras	2 mi
Third closest break	Los Gatos	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Descanso	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Linda	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ixtapa Island:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	577 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	715 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 Ixtapa Island:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	40 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	127 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	202 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	202 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	313 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ixtapa Island:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1109 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1172 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1231 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1249 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1272 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ixtapa Island:
Closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Zihuatanejo (Mexico)	6 mi
Third closest city location	El Coacoyul (Mexico)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Jeronimito (Mexico)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Union (Mexico)	25 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ixtapa Island is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ixtapa Island is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 199 km (124 miles) away.