Salina Cruz Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Oaxaca, Mexico)

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Salina Cruz Surf Guide

Salina Cruz in Oaxaca is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for sharks ,rocks and pollution.

Salina Cruz Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	3	fairly consistent	29.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Salina Cruz:

The best conditions reported for surf at Salina Cruz occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Salina Cruz with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 73% of the time in July while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

73%

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

blown out

20%

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 Salina Cruz Location Map

Interactive Salina Cruz 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 Salina Cruz is Bahias De Huatulco International Airport (HUX) in Mexico, which is 130 km (81 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Salina Cruz is Xoxocotlan International (Oaxaca) Airport (OAX), also in Mexico, 194 km (120 miles) away.

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Salina Cruz Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:41 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	S
Period (s)	14	14	14	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Salina Cruz look like?

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Credit: julio Credit: el Guapo Carlos Credit: el Guapo Carlos Credit: Bolo surf guide Credit: Fito

Tides at Salina Cruz

Current tide and informaton

For Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, 9 km from Salina Cruz.

Next High Water: 06:34am | 0.82m

Next Low Water: 12:18pm | 0.15m

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Salina Cruz Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.2 °C) too at Salina Cruz. 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*: 29.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite