2024 Huatulco Area Surf Guides

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The age of digital information, surf forecasts, travel blogging and unsustainable growth really killed the vibe of a lot of surf destinations.
 
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gbg

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My friend Rafael Ortega hooked me up last week. 6 day trip. We scored. He is doing his own tours now in Huatulco. Surf Mojon, Majagual, Barra, Faro, Chipehua. $120 a day per person plus gas. 2 guy minimum. Includes lunch at a barbacoa restaurant that we ate at every day and is amazing. Includes non alcoholic drinks and snacks like fruit and trail mix. Good Toyota 4 Runner. Hit him up on IG Rafael Ortega.
 

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Volaris aren't taintbags about boardbags?
fuck volaris.. they charge 150 each way for boards. on the way back from el sal last year they never put my boards on the plane. no communication available in english whatso ever, no comepensation and in the end it was LAX lost and found who tracked my boards, got them back to the states and dropped them off at my home almost 2 weeks later.

never doing volaris again.
 

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fuck volaris.. they charge 150 each way for boards. on the way back from el sal last year they never put my boards on the plane. no communication available in english whatso ever, no comepensation and in the end it was LAX lost and found who tracked my boards, got them back to the states and dropped them off at my home almost 2 weeks later.

never doing volaris again.
I'd always heard they were an airline of choice for people with boards stashed in Mainland Mex who are doing the Otay Mesa cross on foot/domestic flight from TJ routine with just a bookbag, but when I looked at them once, the boardbag policy seemed a bit much.
 

gbg

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fuck volaris.. they charge 150 each way for boards. on the way back from el sal last year they never put my boards on the plane. no communication available in english whatso ever, no comepensation and in the end it was LAX lost and found who tracked my boards, got them back to the states and dropped them off at my home almost 2 weeks later.

never doing volaris again.
I just paid $80 each way on my July trip.
 
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Geopac

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I remember when Interjet was free. Geez these Mexi airlines are gouging surfers almost as bad as the "surf guides" are raping you guys.
 

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I'd always heard they were an airline of choice for people with boards stashed in Mainland Mex who are doing the Otay Mesa cross on foot/domestic flight from TJ routine with just a bookbag, but when I looked at them once, the boardbag policy seemed a bit much.
That’s what one of my neighbors does twice a month for a week at a time. I have 5 or 6 friends boards in the storage room.
 
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Is the surf consistent and good enough at Mojon in the Spring and Fall, enough to stay there? I don't really give a shite about anything other than decent near by surf, great food and a nice beach to hang out at without the need of a car rental. The Hotel Hotel Mojón looks decent?
 
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Geopac

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Is the surf consistent and good enough at Mojon in the Spring and Fall, enough to stay there? I don't really give a shite about anything other than decent near by surf, great food and a nice beach to hang out at without the need of a car rental. The Hotel Hotel Mojón looks decent?
It's rarely ever under head high during those time frames. Fast heavy wave. Good barrels off the top, speedy wall into closeout section inside. Better overall quality waves down the coast. You'll be over Mojon after 2 days, as will your boards if they're still intact.
First 6 minutes of the vid below is Mojon. Last 5 minutes is the heavier wave up around the Mojon headland. Volume is your friend. Enjoy amigo!
 
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It's rarely ever under head high during those time frames. Fast heavy wave. Good barrels off the top, speedy wall into closeout section inside. Better overall quality waves down the coast. You'll be over Mojon after 2 days, as will your boards if they're still intact.
First 6 minutes of the vid below is Mojon. Last 5 minutes is the heavier wave up around the Mojon headland. Volume is your friend. Enjoy amigo!
Wow, yes that does look heavy. The time I'd likely go would likely be in March, April or November, which looks like the tail ends of the S swell season? When it's smaller is there a decent beach break on the sand bars at El Mojon or is it just a close out or shore break? The appeal of staying there is that apparently you need to stay there or have a guide to surf as opposed to La Bocana or Barra De La Cruz, where I'd also like to visit for surf.

Where else would you suggest staying otherwise where I can surf? ... if there are more "have to be staying there to surf" breaks... Seems like most of the Huatulco and Salina Cruz coast is local or guide only access.
 

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Wow, yes that does look heavy. The time I'd likely go would likely be in March, April or November, which looks like the tail ends of the S swell season? When it's smaller is there a decent beach break on the sand bars at El Mojon or is it just a close out or shore break? The appeal of staying there is that apparently you need to stay there or have a guide to surf as opposed to La Bocana or Barra De La Cruz, where I'd also like to visit for surf.

Where else would you suggest staying otherwise where I can surf? ... if there are more "have to be staying there to surf" breaks... Seems like most of the Huatulco and Salina Cruz coast is local or guide only access.
Our crew hit up Mojon, Majagual, The lighthouse last September and it was head high every day. Not barreling like in the video with Torren, swell was mixed up, but still hot water, mellow and friendly locals, plenty of waves to do whatever you wanted except get long draining tubes. We were hoping for it to be like in that video, fun, but not like that. Hardly anyone around though so well worth it from that perspective.