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Playa Chahue in Oaxaca is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Beware of sharks,.

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Overall Playa Chahue 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 - Oaxaca surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Chahue

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Chahue:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bahia Santa Cruz	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa Manzanilla	6 mi
Third closest break	San Augustin	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Rio Coyula	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Coyula	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Chahue:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	454 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	711 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	775 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	784 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	815 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Chahue:
Closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	24 mi
Second closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	69 mi
Third closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	203 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	203 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	212 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Chahue:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1352 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1477 mi
Third closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1490 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1505 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1514 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Chahue:
Closest city location	Huatulco (Mexico)	15 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Maria Xadani (Mexico)	16 mi
Third closest city location	San Pedro Pochutla (Mexico)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Pedro Mixtepec (Mexico)	40 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Cristobal Amatlan (Mexico)	45 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Chahue is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX) in Mexico, which is 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Chahue is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM), also in Mexico, 103 km (64 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 156 km (97 miles) away.