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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Salina Cruz: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Punta Conejo7.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft406 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore3 ft311 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore4 ft349 kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore4 ft493 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore4 ft490 kJwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore4 ft325 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore3 ft197 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore
All readings for Punta Conejo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Conejo, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct74, good4 ft12 shollow406kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct70, good3 ft12 shollow311kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore32°C
Wed 21Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow349kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore32°C
Thu 22Oct60, good4 ft12 shollow493kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair4 ft12 shollow490kJwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct60, good4 ft12 shollow325kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct46, fair3 ft11 shollow197kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore32°C
Salina Cruze -Jetty5.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft406 kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore3 ft311 kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore4 ft349 kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore4 ft493 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore4 ft490 kJwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore4 ft325 kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore3 ft197 kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 knots, offshore
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
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct68, good4 ft12 s406kJwind from the north, 20 knots, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct64, good3 ft12 s311kJwind from the north, 18 knots, offshore32°C
Wed 21Oct64, good4 ft12 s349kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore32°C
Thu 22Oct75, good4 ft12 s493kJwind from the north, 19 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair4 ft12 s490kJwind from the north-north-east, 21 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct67, good4 ft12 s325kJwind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct49, good3 ft11 s197kJwind from the north-north-east, 20 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