Playa Manzanilla Surf Spot, Mexico

Playa Manzanilla is a small, sheltered beach break in the Puerto Ángel area of Oaxaca. Unlike the highly exposed southern-swell magnets farther west, Manzanilla sits inside a protected coastal indentation, so it generally needs a larger S–SW swell before meaningful surf reaches the beach. When enough swell penetrates the bay, shifting sandbars produce short left- and right-hand peaks in warm, relatively protected water.

This is not one of Oaxaca's destination high-performance waves. Its value is as a smaller, more approachable local beach break, particularly when exposed beaches are substantially larger. Wave quality and consistency depend heavily on swell direction and the current sand configuration.

Playa Manzanilla Surf Report

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