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Early morning glass, Punta Sayulita

9:05 am 13 Jul 2011

REVOL  zone ,  ACAPULCO, Revolcadero

12:10 pm 23 Apr 2011

Petacalco ratings
Quality on a good day: 1.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Petacalco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mexico – West Guerrero)

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Name: Petacalco
Type: point/sandbar
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NNW

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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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

snow forecast website

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

city weather forecast website

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.
Petacalco break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Petacalco, Mexico - West Guerrero. Use the tab navigation above to view Petacalco sea temperature, Petacalco photographs, Petacalco detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Petacalco webcams, current wind from Mexico - West Guerrero live weather stations and Petacalco tide predictions. The Mexico swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Mexico and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Mexico wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Petacalco.