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Petacalco in West Guerrero is an exposed point/sandbar break that only works when conditions are just right. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the north northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rips, sharks,stingrays.

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

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Petacalco:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Faro	4 mi
Second closest break	The Ranch	13 mi
Third closest break	La Saladita	21 mi
Fourth closest break	Manzanillo	23 mi
Fifth closest break	Trocones	27 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Petacalco:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	592 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	709 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	763 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	807 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	915 mi
Tide stations nearest to Petacalco:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	162 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	167 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	167 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	277 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Petacalco:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1083 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1140 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1201 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1222 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1247 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Petacalco:
Closest city location	Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Las Guacamayas (Mexico)	11 mi
Third closest city location	La Orilla (Mexico)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Union (Mexico)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tres Palos (Mexico)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Petacalco is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC) in Mexico, which is 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Petacalco is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), also in Mexico, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 161 km (100 miles) away.