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 Surfing at Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo

The Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo area offers some of the best surf on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. We highly recommend it for beginner and intermediate surfers. It has regular, consistent surf with a huge variety of breaks from beginner to expert. Breaks like Escolleras, Playa Linda, La Saladita, the Ranch, Mahajua, Troncones, Playa Manzanillo, Juluchuca, La Barrita and Las Gatas, all within one-hours drive. Escolleras is right in the heart of Ixtapa, on the main beach - so no travelling is needed! The most popular break is Playa Linda. It is just a short 10 minutes bus ride (YES – the buses do take boards!) away and is the perfect idyllic beach break on a palm fringed beach, that is picture card perfect. And … Don't bother with a wetsuit, you won't need it here!

For those wanting more variety there is also Playa Las Gatas and Playa Madera in Zihuatanejo, 30 minutes north is Troncones is a 3+ mile long beach with powerful  beach and point breaks, followed La Saladita, reputed to be the best longboard wave in Mexico if not the Americas! 

Ixtapa - Zihuatanejo is a year round surf destination. The best surf is from May to October but even November through March still see ride-able surf most days. The really nice thing about this area is that MANY of the breaks have almost no crowds - a true positive for such a classy area of surf.  Although we market this area as excellent for beginners and intermediate surfers – with easily accessible rivermouth, point, beach and reef breaks there is really something for every surfer, from beginner to professional.

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