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Punta Gorda in West Guerrero is an exposed beach and point break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips and rocks.

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Overall Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda surf quality by season and Punta Gorda surf quality by month.

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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 Punta Gorda

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Gorda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Icacos	12 mi
Second closest break	Petatlan	13 mi
Third closest break	Villa Bonita	16 mi
Fourth closest break	Joluchuca	19 mi
Fifth closest break	Loma Bonita	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Gorda:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	561 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	720 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	753 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	814 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	922 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Gorda:
Closest tide station	Cardenas (Melchor Ocampo), Mexico	81 mi
Second closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	86 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	242 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	242 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	327 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Gorda:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1138 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1206 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1263 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1277 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1300 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Gorda:
Closest city location	Petatlan (Mexico)	16 mi
Second closest city location	San Jeronimito (Mexico)	21 mi
Third closest city location	El Coacoyul (Mexico)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tecpan de Galeana (Mexico)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Zihuatanejo (Mexico)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Gorda is Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) in Mexico, which is 47 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Gorda is Lazaro Cardenas (Lazard Cardenas) Airport (LZC), also in Mexico, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is General Juan N Alvarez International (Acapulco) Airport (ACA), also in Mexico, 158 km (98 miles) away.