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Barra de la Cruz surf guide

Community-run right-hand point in a Chontal village, famous for long, sand-bottom barrels.

Location

Oaxaca, Mexico (15.8380, -95.9520)

Best season

Apr – Sep: April, May, June, July, August, September

Water temperature

27–30°C (boardshorts)

Waves

Point break

Suits

Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Barra de la Cruz

• Barra De La Cruz: Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at all tides. Fast, hollow right-hand point over sand. (15.8205, -95.9651)

What's on in Barra de la Cruz

A small village built around its right-hand point break, with a few modestly priced places to stay and friendly locals. Evenings are about sunset and early nights before dawn surfs; no bars with regular nights or fixed weekly events could be found. For nightlife, Huatulco is about 35 minutes away.

Updated 2026-11-02.

Where to stay in Barra de la Cruz

79 places to stay within 20 km: 36 hotel, 19 resort, 8 villa, 7 holiday rental, 5 guest house, 2 bed and breakfast, 1 apartment, 1 camp site. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Cafés, food and surf shops

0 cafés and bakeries, 26 restaurants and bars, 1 surf schools and 0 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Barra de la Cruz.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Barra de la Cruz?

The best surf season in Barra de la Cruz is Apr – Sep (April, May, June, July, August, September). The sea ranges from 27°C to 30°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Barra de la Cruz?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Barra de la Cruz's best spot were good or better most often in July (94% of days, 60% great), June (92% of days, 43% great) and August (91% of days, 37% great), and least often in January (37%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Barra de la Cruz?

Water temperature in Barra de la Cruz is 27–30°C: boardshorts.

Is Barra de la Cruz good for beginner surfers?

Barra de la Cruz is better for intermediate and advanced surfers.

What are the surf spots in Barra de la Cruz?

Barra de la Cruz has 1 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Barra De La Cruz (Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at all tides).

Where should surfers stay in Barra de la Cruz?

Swell Cabin lists 79 places to stay within 20 km of Barra de la Cruz, 5 guesthouses and homestays, 15 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in Barra de la Cruz?

A small village built around its right-hand point break, with a few modestly priced places to stay and friendly locals. Evenings are about sunset and early nights before dawn surfs; no bars with regular nights or fixed weekly events could be found. For nightlife, Huatulco is about 35 minutes away.

What is the surf forecast for Barra de la Cruz this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Barra de la Cruz and each of its 1 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/barra-de-la-cruz: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Barra de la Cruz?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Barra de la Cruz weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Huatulco tide gauge (21 km away).

Is the Barra de la Cruz surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Barra de la Cruz is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 52 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 47 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-05.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Barra de la Cruz?

Trust in this page's data is medium (75/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 1 of 1 spots fully verified, 1 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Barra de la Cruz?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Barra de la Cruz yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Barra de la Cruz?

Surf schools in and around Barra de la Cruz include Barra de la Cruz.

Nearby surf towns

• Puerto Escondido, Mexico (best Mar – Oct)
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• El Tunco, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)
• La Libertad, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)
• Las Flores, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)

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