SURF ATLAS/ CENTRAL AMERICA
Zicatela
🇲🇽 Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
The 'Mexican Pipeline' — the heaviest beachbreak barrel on Earth, at Puerto Escondido. Deep water off Zicatela lets huge Pacific swells detonate onto the sand in thick, sand-sucking tubes and terrifying close-outs. A summer proving ground for the world's barrel chasers.
REGION
Central America
BREAK
Beach Break
LEVEL
Pro
SEASON
May–Sep
BEST SWELL
S–SW groundswell
BEST WIND
N offshore
WATCH FOR
Heavy close-outs, rips, size
LIVE REPORT
reading the buoys…
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Surf Zicatela in Lineup
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