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Chacala


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Mexico, Jalisco

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Surf Spot Characteristics
  alternative namekaleta
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityRegional Classic
 experienceall surfers
 surf frequencyregular
    Wave
typepoint-break
 directionleft
 bottomreef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
 power- fun
 normal lengthnormal (50 to 150m)
 good daylong (150 to 300 m)
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- West
- SouthWest
 wind direction- SouthEast
- East
 swell sizestarts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
 tide positionall tides
 tide movement
  Author: Anonymous
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Chacala Access
  From Puerto Vallarta, head North on 200 until you see signs for Chacala. Make a left into this small fishing village and head to the boat docks. The fishermen there will be happy to take you by boat to the break for a fee. You can also drive North from Puerto Vallarta to Costa Azul Adventure Resort and pay to go on the morning surf trip. It's about a 40 minute drive North of Costa Azul, and it's best accessed by boat because there's nothing on the rock-littered beach.
  distanceday trip
  walkDon't know
  easy to find?hard to find
  public access?Don't know
  special accessby boat only
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd ok
  dangers- urchins
- rocks
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 This is a VERY fun left! We surfed it for a few days in May in the chest to 2' overhead range. The take off was pretty mellow, and the wave would allow you to get a few nice, long turns in before coming into the racy inside section. Be sure to kick out before getting too far inside, or you'll be doing the rock dance and picking urchins out of your body for sure. We also had an incident with a needlefish the last day we surfed there. My wife was duckdiving and a 3' needlefish was swimming through the wave at the same time, and its needle nose jammed into her arm and broke off about 3". We had to get the boat back and rush her to the hospital, so be cautious if you see these guys swimming out there even though they are harmless!
  Overview
  Atmosphere We had a great time at this spot. It can get a little "over-populated" at times, but there are a few different places that you can take off from. When it's on, you can pick off the wave from the point and take it all the way to the inside. If there are a lot of people out on the point, you can also sit a little more on the inside because there are a lot of waves that make it through unridden. The atmosphere is unreal! There's no beach population in this area, so it's just you and the beautiful nature that surrounds this break. There is a little beach area where you can sit and relax if you get surfed out. It's also a great place to store your cooler for a lunch break, etc! If you're in the area, this break is a must!
  General The place rules!
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.21° 11.25378' N
GPS Long.105° 13.79331' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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Chacala, Mexico
By obi_fox, 2007-12-26 22:27:52


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comment by galli, 2006-10-25 23:38:45

Chacala dreamin
unfortunately i have to agree with the majority of these posts...a dream lineup, only breaks well on a swell with alot of west in it...then it does get super fun...ive only gotten it like that 2X in the times ive checked it on those conditions..but thats where it ends..when we were there the boneheads from Costa Azul pulled in and started hopping the locals...some stupid group from San Clemente that thought they still needed their Trestles mentality, stay home....justice was served, and some Local rode right over the board of the gringo barney who hopped him...nice slash across his board (word of advice in this area..most of the Costa Azul people rely on the transportation of the guides, they stand around and haggle about where to go on any given day, so if you have your own transport, haull ass early and youll get it by yourself for awhile....)

comment by DH, 2006-10-05 00:11:57

Too Crowded!!
Just got back from Mexico from a trip to Costa Azul. A great place to go to party and hang out with friends but the surf was overated. Everywhere we went was packed with charging locals who don't know the meaning of "dropping in" on someone or middle aged surfers who think they own the place. I can get more waves at home surfing crowded Southern California breaks. The only thing that may save this place is when it gets really big. That might open up the waves some more and keep out the kooks. It was about 3-4ft when we went. I think next time I will head down further south to Pascuales or Puerto Escondito. Maybe better luck next time.

comment by wp, 2006-05-12 19:34:01

lame as it gets
this place is packed with kooks and if you get up early it is bummpy and it is way bigger every where else south. you are a kook you should stay in pv and drink and hang out with the local girls and pay them for sex. keep on the same path as all the other fat old surfers who pay too much to surf this lame streach of cost

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