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Surf Break: Quimixto

Quimixto in Jalisco is a quite exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the south. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Quimixto 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 Quimixto:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Puerto Vallarta Rivermouth	11 mi
Second closest break	El Tizate	14 mi
Third closest break	Pools	16 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Burros	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Costa Banderas	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Quimixto:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	708 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	740 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	813 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	830 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	914 mi
Tide stations nearest to Quimixto:
Closest tide station	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico	122 mi
Third closest tide station	Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (2)	122 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico	197 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico (2)	197 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Quimixto:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	884 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	890 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	965 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1018 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1047 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Quimixto:
Closest city location	Puerto Vallarta (Mexico)	13 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Vallarta Airport (Mexico)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Bucerias (Mexico)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ixtapa (Mexico)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Valle de Banderas (Mexico)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Quimixto is Licenciado Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International (Puerto Vallarta) Airport (PVR) in Mexico, which is 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Quimixto is Tepic Airport (TPQ), also in Mexico, 117 km (73 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Playa De Oro International (Manzanillo) Airport (ZLO), also in Mexico, 176 km (109 miles) away.