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: |
|---|---|
 River |  3 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 81°F*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.
What's the best time of year to surf Rio Tapextla (for consistent clean waves)?
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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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Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (ft)- Wind Speed (mph)
Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 05:42 Local Time
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| Period (s) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Wind (mph) | ||||
| Wind State | cross | glass | glass | on |
Tides at Rio Tapextla
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Swell History at Rio Tapextla
Surf stats for Rio Tapextla, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Rio Tapextla
Wind stats for Rio Tapextla, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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ReefWave Buoys Nearest To Rio Tapextla:
- Closest Wave BuoyBay of Campeche Buoy482 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyWest Gulf Buoy724 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyCorpus Christi Buoy755 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyFreeport Buoy832 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyShell Alcyone Buoy - C16522 - Walker Ridge848 mi
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