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Surf Break: Pools

Pools in Nayarit is a reasonably exposed beach and reef break that usually has waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the right. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include urchins, rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Pools 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 Pools:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Burros	1 mi
Second closest break	Costa Banderas	2 mi
Third closest break	El Faro	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta De Mita	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Punta Sayulita	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pools:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	699 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	738 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	804 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	824 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	904 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pools:
Closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	15 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	137 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	137 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	181 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico (2)	181 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pools:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	868 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	874 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	949 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1001 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1031 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pools:
Closest city location	Bucerias (Mexico)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Vallarta Airport (Mexico)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Valle de Banderas (Mexico)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Vallarta (Mexico)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pools is Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (Puerto Vallarta) Airport (PVR) in Mexico, which is 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pools is Tepic Airport (TPQ), also in Mexico, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO), also in Mexico, 200 km (124 miles) away.