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Punta Guetaguichi in Oaxaca is an exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Punta Guetaguichi 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 - Oaxaca surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Guetaguichi

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Guetaguichi:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Conejo	6 mi
Second closest break	Punta Chipehua	11 mi
Third closest break	Salina Cruz	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Bahia Grande	32 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Chahue	63 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Guetaguichi:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	415 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	675 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	720 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	753 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	765 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Guetaguichi:
Closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	86 mi
Third closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico	153 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	153 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico	187 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Guetaguichi:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1352 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1489 mi
Third closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1490 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1499 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1503 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Guetaguichi:
Closest city location	Salina Cruz (Mexico)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Mexico)	16 mi
Third closest city location	San Mateo del Mar (Mexico)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Maria Jalapa del Marques (Mexico)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Comitancillo (Mexico)	28 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Guetaguichi is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX) in Mexico, which is 111 km (69 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Guetaguichi is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 184 km (114 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM), also in Mexico, 195 km (121 miles) away.