La Punta Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Punta in Oaxaca is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are mainly lefts. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of sharks,.

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Overall La Punta 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 La Punta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Barra de Colotepec	3 mi
Second closest break	Puerto Escondido	4 mi
Third closest break	Zicatela	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Zepotonengo	18 mi
Fifth closest break	Topleca	27 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Punta:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	470 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	721 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	769 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	837 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	840 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Punta:
Closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	37 mi
Second closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	124 mi
Third closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	204 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico	222 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	222 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Punta:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1323 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1438 mi
Third closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1462 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1479 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1479 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Punta:
Closest city location	Puerto Escondido (Mexico)	4 mi
Second closest city location	San Gabriel Mixtepec (Mexico)	20 mi
Third closest city location	Nopala (Mexico)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santiago Yaitepec (Mexico)	33 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Catarina Juquila (Mexico)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Punta is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) in Mexico, which is 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Punta is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX), also in Mexico, 83 km (52 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 138 km (86 miles) away.