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Playa Linda in West Guerrero is an exposed point/sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Take care of rips and rocks.

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Overall Playa Linda 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 Playa Linda

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Linda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Escolleras	2 mi
Second closest break	Ixtapa	4 mi
Third closest break	Ixtapa Island	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Trocones	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Los Gatos	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Linda:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	577 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	712 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	756 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	809 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	916 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Linda:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	37 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	130 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	199 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	199 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	309 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Linda:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1106 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1167 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1226 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1245 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1268 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Linda:
Closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Zihuatanejo (Mexico)	9 mi
Third closest city location	El Coacoyul (Mexico)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Union (Mexico)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Jeronimito (Mexico)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Linda is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Linda is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (Uruapan) Airport (UPN), also in Mexico, 192 km (119 miles) away.