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Zicatela in Oaxaca is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of sharks,.

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Overall Zicatela 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 Zicatela:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Puerto Escondido	0 mi
Second closest break	La Punta	4 mi
Third closest break	Barra de Colotepec	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Zepotonengo	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Topleca	29 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Zicatela:
Closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	469 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	719 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	766 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	838 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	838 mi
Tide stations nearest to Zicatela:
Closest tide station	Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico	40 mi
Second closest tide station	Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico	126 mi
Third closest tide station	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico	201 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico (2)	219 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Alvarado, Veracruz, Mexico	220 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Zicatela:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	1319 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States)	1434 mi
Third closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	1458 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sunrise Park Resort (United States)	1475 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	1475 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Zicatela:
Closest city location	Puerto Escondido (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	San Gabriel Mixtepec (Mexico)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Nopala (Mexico)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santiago Yaitepec (Mexico)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santa Catarina Juquila (Mexico)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Zicatela is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) in Mexico, which is 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Zicatela is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX), also in Mexico, 87 km (54 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 134 km (83 miles) away.