Playa Icacos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Playa Icacos in West Guerrero is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Playa Icacos 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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Also see Playa Icacos surf quality by season and Playa Icacos surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Icacos:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Villa Bonita	4 mi
Second closest break	Punta Gorda	12 mi
Third closest break	Barre de Potosi	15 mi
Fourth closest break	Los Gatos	25 mi
Fifth closest break	Petatlan	25 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Icacos:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	565 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	717 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	753 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	812 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	920 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Icacos:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	69 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	98 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	231 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	231 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	339 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Icacos:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1129 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1196 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1253 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1268 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1291 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Icacos:
Closest city location	Petatlan (Mexico)	5 mi
Second closest city location	San Jeronimito (Mexico)	9 mi
Third closest city location	El Coacoyul (Mexico)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Zihuatanejo (Mexico)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Icacos is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Icacos is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 120 km (75 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is General Juan N Alvarez International (Acapulco) Airport (ACA), also in Mexico, 177 km (110 miles) away.