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Punta Chipehua in Oaxaca is an exposed beach reef and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. There are left and right breaking reefs The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of sharks,.

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Overall Punta Chipehua 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 Punta Chipehua:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Guetaguichi	11 mi
Second closest break	Punta Conejo	17 mi
Third closest break	Bahia Grande	22 mi
Fourth closest break	Salina Cruz	22 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Chahue	53 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Chipehua:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	423 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	682 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	731 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	759 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	775 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Chipehua:
Closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	76 mi
Third closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	162 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	162 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	192 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Chipehua:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1354 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1490 mi
Third closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1492 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1506 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1508 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Chipehua:
Closest city location	Salina Cruz (Mexico)	19 mi
Second closest city location	Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Mexico)	25 mi
Third closest city location	San Mateo del Mar (Mexico)	30 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Maria Jalapa del Marques (Mexico)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Jalapa (Mexico)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Chipehua is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX) in Mexico, which is 95 km (59 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Chipehua is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 179 km (111 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM), also in Mexico, 181 km (112 miles) away.