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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
29
19
Poor
0.5m
@17s
11km/h
Thu
30
0
Poor
0.6m
@10s
12km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.6m
@11s
10km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
W(259°)
Score: 2/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
11km/h
SW(234°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm96%
Windswell Component
0.1mWSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 3 km/h SE|PM: 14 km/h WSW
3 km/h vs 14 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:52 am
Low tide - -0.48m
7:02 am
High tide - 0.64m
12:38 pm
Low tide - -0.21m
6:45 pm
High tide - 0.93m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

19
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score19/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score19

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°

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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