Barra de Navidad, Mexico

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Near Barra de Navidad. Photo: ViviXXII, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Barra de Navidad

Barra de Navidad is a town in Jalisco, Mexico. From Barra de Navidad you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Barra de Navidad, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ZLO, 15 km away.

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Staying in Barra de Navidad

  • 52 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ZLO, 15 km, CLQ, 116 km, PVR, 175 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barra de Navidad. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Barra de Navidad each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Barra de Navidad: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Barra de Navidad0.3 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft701 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, fair4 ft387 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, good, best spot that day4 ft308 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft488 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft407 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft308 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, good10 ft1622 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too big
All readings for Barra de Navidad: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barra de Navidad, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct46, fair6 ft11 shollow701kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft11 shollow387kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot32°C
Wed 21Oct61, good4 ft10 shollow308kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots31°C
Thu 22Oct67, good4 ft12 shollow488kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct68, good4 ft12 shollow407kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct60, good4 ft11 shollow308kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big10 ft10 shollow1,622kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots27°C
Ranchito6.8 kmabout 15 min by car6 ft701 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, fair4 ft387 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good4 ft456 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore, good4 ft488 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, good4 ft407 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, good4 ft308 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, good, best spot that day10 ft1622 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too big
All readings for Ranchito: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ranchito, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair6 ft11 shollow701kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct49, good4 ft11 shollow387kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow456kJwind from the north, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct65, good4 ft12 shollow488kJwind from the east, 6 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct59, good4 ft12 shollow407kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct61, good4 ft11 shollow308kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot29°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big10 ft10 shollow1,622kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barra de Navidad, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Barra de Navidad. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Barra de Navidad from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Arroyo seco31.4 kmabout 55 min by car6 ft721 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, poor5 ft412 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, fair5 ft494 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, good5 ft540 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, good4 ft432 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, good4 ft124 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good10 ft1584 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too big
All readings for Arroyo seco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arroyo seco, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct30, poor6 ft11 smushy721kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair5 ft11 scrumbling412kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct57, good5 ft12 scrumbling494kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct62, good5 ft12 scrumbling540kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot29°C
Fri 23Oct55, good4 ft12 scrumbling432kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct59, good4 ft7 smushy124kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big10 ft10 ssoft1,584kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots28°C

Places to eat near Barra de Navidad

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