Playa Las Cuevas
Compostela · Mexico
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Playa Las Cuevas is a W-facing sand beach on the Mexico shoreline — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Playa Las Cuevas
Updated 03:29 spot time
Playa Las Cuevas surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.5 m WSW swell at 9.3 s. Wind up to 13 km/h W. Water 31°C. Best surf window around 13:00 — good (4/5) with 13 km/h W wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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