Rio Tapextla Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Oaxaca, Mexico)

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Rio Tapextla Surf Guide

Rio Tapextla in Oaxaca is an exposed river break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and sharks.

Rio Tapextla Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rio Tapextla:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rio Tapextla occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rio Tapextla 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 71% of the time in December while 29% 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

71%

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

blown out

29%

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 Rio Tapextla Location Map

Interactive Rio Tapextla 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 closest passenger airport to Rio Tapextla is Puerto Escondido Airport (PXM) in Mexico, 101 km (63 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rio Tapextla is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 167 km (104 miles) away.

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Rio Tapextla Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:22 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

Tides at Rio Tapextla

Current tide and informaton

For Rio Tapextla, 0 km from Rio Tapextla.

Next High Water: 05:33pm | 0.96m

Next Low Water: 10:52am | 0.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rio Tapextla Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 32.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (28.0 °C) too at Rio Tapextla. 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*: 28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite