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Rio Nexpa (Nexpa River) 91.6

#546 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Michoacán · near Lázaro Cárdenas

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterRemoteIntermediate
Surf score91.6 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days86% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell91% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.3 ft median
Water29°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Rio Nexpa (Nexpa River)

The best time to surf Rio Nexpa (Nexpa River) is April, May, November. The season runs all year. In May the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is ZLO (221 km) and the nearest town is Lázaro Cárdenas (64 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%90%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%94%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%89%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%97%1.4 m27°Cboardies
May100%100%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Jun100%79%1.5 m30°Cboardies
Jul100%86%1.4 m30°Cboardies
Aug100%64%1.4 m30°Cboardies
Sep100%69%1.5 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%86%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%98%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%90%1.1 m28°Cboardies

Why 91.6

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
3.9

The detail

Faces 205° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 36%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.086, -102.791 (OpenStreetMap).

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