Oaxaca, Mexico
Salina Cruz (Las Palmeras)
Also known as Las Palmeras
Advanced
Point break
Sand bottom
Peels right
0.8–3.5 m
Any tide
The Gulf of Tehuantepec's gift: a series of sand-bottom right points around Salina Cruz that fire on consistent south swell with offshore wind most of the year. Fast, open, racy waves that have made the region a fixed destination for travelling surfers.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- N, NE
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Wave size
- 0.8–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 16.1650, -95.1970
Facilities
Parking