Oaxaca, Mexico
La Punta Zicatela
Also known as La Punta
Intermediate
Point break
Sand bottom
Peels right
0.7–3 m
Any tide
The mellower south end of the Puerto Escondido beachbreak: a long, wrapping right point over sand that turns south swell into racy, fun walls. The intermediate answer to Zicatela's Mex-Pipe intensity, with a thriving surf-town scene behind it.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCrowds
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- N, NE
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- Wave size
- 0.7–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 15.8330, -97.0580
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental