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Jutiapa, Guatemala

La Barrona

Intermediate Point break Sand bottom Peels right 0.7–3 m Any tide

Guatemala's best wave: a long, fast right-hand sand point near the Salvadoran border that wraps southwest swell for hundreds of metres. A remote village setting with a small surf camp scene and almost no crowd.

Hazards

RipStrong CurrentRemote

Conditions

Best swell
SW, SSW, S
Best wind
N, NE
Season
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Wave size
0.7–3 m
Wave quality
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Consistency
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Crowd
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Coordinates
13.8700, -90.1450

Facilities

ParkingCafe

Sources