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Primo Tapia in Baja Norte is an exposed reef break that has reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The reef provides both left and right breaks. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of urchins, rocks and private access.

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Overall Primo Tapia 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 Primo Tapia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Las Gaviotas	1 mi
Second closest break	Rauls	1 mi
Third closest break	Rancho Santini	2 mi
Fourth closest break	K-40	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Cantamar Settlement	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Primo Tapia:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	68 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	154 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	164 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	216 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	221 mi
Tide stations nearest to Primo Tapia:
Closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico	29 mi
Second closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (2)	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (3)	29 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Imperial Beach, California	30 mi
Fifth closest tide station	National City, San Diego Bay, California	35 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Primo Tapia:
Closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	140 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	140 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	141 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	146 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	146 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Primo Tapia:
Closest city location	Primo Tapia (Mexico)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Rosarito (Mexico)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Tijuana (Mexico)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Sauzal (Mexico)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ensenada (Mexico)	28 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Primo Tapia is General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Primo Tapia is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE), also in Mexico, 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA is 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Primo Tapia and is 78 km (48 miles) away.