Zipacate
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Beautyful place, long Beach for endless walks, Good waves, nice people, no Crowds, no Hassle.
I´ll add some Pictures later.
Atmosphere:
Very special Place,there´s a big Lagoon in the back you can rent a Canoe to paddle around ,loads of Birds and mozzies of course in the lagoon.
Dolphins and Turtles in the Sea (check with the Locals on Full moon nights for Turtle watching.
Nice Staff at the "Rancho Carillo" if you want to camp leave your Stuff with Them ask for "Roberto"
Definetly the best in Guatemala we been to Puerto Escondido before and its almost as good especially the big Waves are better to handle and during the week, you`ll be the only ones out there.
Additional Info:
Morning from 6.00 am to noon or late afternoon
Location
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Take a Bus either from Guatemala city to Escuintla or from Escuintla to Zipacate directly takes about 5 hrs (Chickenbus!)
From Zipacate town Boat pickup service to the "Rancho Carillo" nice wooden houses from 5 to 10 $ US p.P. Restaurant and cooking facilities available.
Annual Surf Contest of the Guatemala Surf association in mid September.
We took part and it was great Fun, definitly!!!
Walk | Instant access (<5 min) |
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Public access | Yes |
4x4 required | Unknown |
Boat required | Unknown |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Sandbar |
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Direction | Right and left |
Bottom | Sandy |
Power | Hollow, Powerful |
Frequency | Don't know |
Normal length | Normal (50 to 150m) |
Good day length | Long (150 to 300m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | West |
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Swell direction | SouthEast, East |
Swell size | 3ft-5ft - 16ft and over |
Tide | All tides |
Tide movement | Don't know |
Crowd
Week | Empty |
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Weekend | Few surfers |
Dangers
None
Videos
None
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Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Very consistent (150+ days/year) |
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Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |
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Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Very consistent (150+ days/year) |