Mex Pipe

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Mex Pipe is the informal nickname for the Mexican Pipeline, a powerful and renowned surf break off Puerto Escondido, Mexico, famous for its heavy, barreling waves.

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Mex Pipe canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
surf break ⓘ
surf spot ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mexican Pipeline ⓘ
Puerto Escondido beach break ⓘ
attracts advanced surfers ⓘ
big wave surfers ⓘ
professional surfers ⓘ
bestSeason south swell season ⓘ
summer ⓘ
comparedTo Banzai Pipeline ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
hasBottomType sand ⓘ
hasEventType professional surf contests (occasionally held nearby) ⓘ
hasHazard closeout sets ⓘ
powerful shorebreak ⓘ
strong rip currents ⓘ
hasLocalEconomyImpact surf tourism ⓘ
hasReputation one of the heaviest beach breaks in the world ⓘ
hasRisk board breakage ⓘ
bodily injury ⓘ
drowning ⓘ
hasWaveCharacteristic barreling ⓘ
fast-breaking ⓘ
heavy ⓘ
hollow ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
hasWaveDirection left-hand ⓘ
right-hand ⓘ
hasWaveType beach break ⓘ
isFamousFor big wave surfing ⓘ
challenging conditions ⓘ
heavy shorebreak ⓘ
large, powerful beach-break barrels ⓘ
isPartOf Puerto Escondido surf zone ⓘ
locatedAtBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedIn Mexico ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
Puerto Escondido ⓘ
nearbyTown Puerto Escondido ⓘ
receivesSwellFrom south Pacific ⓘ
linked to: South Pacific Ocean

southwest Pacific ⓘ
requiresEquipment big-wave gun (on larger days) ⓘ
shortboard ⓘ
stateOrProvince Oaxaca ⓘ
suitableFor experienced surfers only ⓘ
typicalWaveHeightRange overhead to double-overhead and larger ⓘ
waterTemperature generally warm ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexican Pipeline → nickname → Mex Pipe ⓘ