surf spots

 

Playa Carrizalillo

 

Quality: slower, softer, easier reef break
Experience Required: beginners to advanced, very good learning wave
Frequency: needs a larger swell to pick up anything

Wave
Type: right and left, reef break, mellow, slow
Power: easiest wave in Puerto, mushy, mellow
Length Normal Day: 50 to 150m
Length Good Day: 50 to 150m
Bottom: sand and rock

Tide & Swell
Swell Size: starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16ft
Direction: cleanest on direct south swells
Tides: can be good at any tide
Wind: always offshore in the mornings, sometimes when the rain comes in the evening, offshore may come again

Access & Info
Distance: 3 min taxi ride from anywhere in Puerto
Crowd: Usually not much
Hazards: rocks
Locals: bring respect and aloha spirit. Don't even think about dropping in on any local, even if they ask for it.
Boards: any type.

Photo's

The Beach:

There are many lounge chairs, hammocks and palapas under the sun in front of the waves. Sitting under any palapa you can get a margarita, oysters, tacos, citch...