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Joluchuca in West Guerrero is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent 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 south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Joluchuca 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 Joluchuca:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Loma Bonita	3 mi
Second closest break	Petatlan	6 mi
Third closest break	Papanoa	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Costa Sol	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Gorda	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Joluchuca:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	554 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	723 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	751 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	816 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	924 mi
Tide stations nearest to Joluchuca:
Closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	68 mi
Second closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	99 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	261 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	261 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	309 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Joluchuca:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1151 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1222 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1278 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1290 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1313 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Joluchuca:
Closest city location	Tecpan de Galeana (Mexico)	12 mi
Second closest city location	San Jeronimo de Juarez (Mexico)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Atoyac de Alvarez (Mexico)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Petatlan (Mexico)	34 mi
Fifth closest city location	Zacualpan (Mexico)	36 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Joluchuca is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Joluchuca is General Juan N Alvarez International (Acapulco) Airport (ACA), also in Mexico, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 169 km (105 miles) away.