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Teacapan

Southern Sinaloa, Mexico
🏝️Remote🌀Strong rips🚶Difficult access

Teacapan is a remote rivermouth near the Sinaloa-Nayarit border, where shifting sandbars create quality peaks when summer swells hit. The wave requires effort to reach but rewards with uncrowded surf in a wild, natural setting.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
63
Fair
0.9m
@19s
8km/h
Mon
16
69
Good
1.0m
@17s
10km/h
Tue
17
67
Good
0.9m
@17s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.9m
SSW(204°)
Score: 8/25
Period
19s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
8km/h
WSW(240°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm8%
Windswell Component
0.1mW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:00 am
High tide - 0.63m
12:42 pm
Low tide - -0.65m
7:10 pm
High tide - 0.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

63
Fair
Components
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score63/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score63
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Direction range
180° - 220°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
1.9m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (22°)
Offshore range
0° - 45°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Remote area near Nayarit border.

Best Season

Peak: May-Oct

Secondary: Apr, Nov

Summer swells. Remote rivermouth.

Getting There

Airport
MZT
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
community

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