Backwash
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Wave Type - Right Submerged Reef
Bottom - Uneven Reef
Swell Window - South to Southwest
Tide - Low to Mid
Wind - Northwest

                                                 Backwash

Backwash is a right-hand reef break situated in the middle of the incredible beautiful Backwash Bay and identified by a giant rock in the lineup.  It requires head high or bigger waves for it to really work is a large, slow break that is great for longboarding but due to the steep beach, waves will jack up to create steep sections. It is a less consistant break than Matapalo but every bit as good, or better when it's working.
  
It is best at mid to low tides with a southwest swell. Because it is very remote and about an 1 1/2 hr trip in a 4x4 from Puerto Jimenez it is not usually crowded. It can be also be accessed by boat from Pavones or Puerto Jimenez. 

                                  Cabo Matapalo
                                  GPS Coordinates
       Latitude   8.3751169     Longitude   -83.2853843