Las Animas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Guerrero, Mexico)

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Las Animas Surf Guide

Las Animas in West Guerrero is an exposed river break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the river break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips and sharks.

Las Animas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	28.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Las Animas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Las Animas occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Las Animas (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Las Animas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 66% of the time in December while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

66%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

34%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Las Animas Location Map

Interactive Las Animas surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Las Animas is General Juan N Alvarez International (Acapulco) Airport (ACA) in Mexico, which is 78 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Las Animas is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM), also in Mexico, 223 km (139 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Las Animas Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 07:10 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Las Animas

Current tide and informaton

For Las Animas, 0 km from Las Animas.

Next High Water: 05:46pm | 0.87m

Next Low Water: 10:52am | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Las Animas Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 31.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (28.7 °C) too at Las Animas. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite