Surf season
When to surf Barra de la Cruz
Oaxaca, Mexico
A hollow point break.
all year
Best months
Holds close to its best in any month
4–5 ft
Typical face
Median day in its best months
Most days
Surfable days
In its best months
HUX
Nearest airport
Where we price the trip from
Month by month
Median conditions per calendar month, from years of hindcast at this break. The bar is how good the month is relative to this spot's own best month, so a fickle beach break is measured against itself and not against Pipeline.
| Month | Relative quality | Typical face | Surfable days | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 ft | 96% | Good | |
| Feb | 4 ft | 98% | Good | |
| Mar | 4 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Apr | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| May | 6 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Jun | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Jul | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Aug | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Sep | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Oct | 5 ft | 99% | Good | |
| Nov | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Dec | 3 ft | 96% | Good |
What it is like
- What makes it work
- World-class sand-bottom right point; barrels down the headland on S groundswell.
- Sweet spot
- 5 ft faces
- Tide
- Best on a mid-low tide
- Nearest airport
- HUX
Getting there
We watch fares to HUX from the airports our readers fly from, and flag the weeks a cheap one lines up with real swell here.
Other breaks in Mexico
We watch Barra de la Cruz so you do not have to
BarrelFare checks the surf forecast and live airfare together, and tells you when a cheap flight lands on a good swell here.
Get the appMonths above are medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast. A median tells you when to plan a trip. It does not promise waves on a given day.