Salina Cruz, Mexico

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Salina Cruz Bay
Salina Cruz, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Alexander H.M. Cascone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Salina Cruz

Salina Cruz is a town in Oaxaca, Mexico. From Salina Cruz you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Salina Cruz, a kite and windsurf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Salina Cruz

  • 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Salina Cruz.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Salina Cruz each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Salina Cruz: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Punta Conejo7.6 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft618 kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft379 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft311 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft355 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft478 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore, good4 ft400 kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft302 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore, good
All readings for Punta Conejo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Conejo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct63, good4 ft13 shollow618kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct73, good4 ft12 shollow379kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct69, good3 ft12 shollow311kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore32°C
Wed 21Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow355kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore32°C
Thu 22Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow478kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct64, good4 ft12 shollow400kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct56, good3 ft12 shollow302kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore32°C
Salina Cruze -Jetty5.5 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft618 kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft379 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore, good3 ft311 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore, good4 ft355 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore, good4 ft478 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft400 kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore, good3 ft302 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Salina Cruze -Jetty: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salina Cruze -Jetty, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct63, good4 ft13 s618kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore30°C
Mon 19Oct67, good4 ft12 s379kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct63, good3 ft12 s311kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore32°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft12 s355kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore32°C
Thu 22Oct72, good4 ft12 s478kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct59, good4 ft12 s400kJwind from the north, 22 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct63, good3 ft12 s302kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore32°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Salina Cruz, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Salina Cruz

Windsurf near Salina Cruz

Places to eat near Salina Cruz

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits