Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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Cabo San Lucas bay
Cabo San Lucas, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cabo San Lucas

Cabo San Lucas is a town in Baja California Sur, Mexico. From Cabo San Lucas you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 10 dive sites. The nearest is Los Cabos, a kite and windsurf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 193 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Cabo San Lucas

  • 193 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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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 Cabo San Lucas.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Cabo San Lucas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Cabo San Lucas too.

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 Cabo San Lucas: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
El tule14 kmabout 25 min by car6 ft642 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too big5 ft558 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft480 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, fair4 ft436 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, good4 ft461 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore, good4 ft330 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, good3 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small
All readings for El tule: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El tule, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big6 ft10 shollow642kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots33°C
Mon 19Oct26, poor5 ft11 shollow558kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots33°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow480kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots32°C
Wed 21Oct65, good4 ft12 shollow436kJwind from the north, 4 knots32°C
Thu 22Oct59, good4 ft12 shollow461kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore32°C
Fri 23Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow330kJwind from the east, 1 knot30°C
Sat 24Oct34, too small3 ft12 shollow208kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots29°C
Lovers Shore Break3.1 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft664 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too big5 ft413 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft444 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft458 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft503 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, good4 ft358 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, good, best spot that day3 ft137 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, poor
All readings for Lovers Shore Break: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lovers Shore Break, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft664kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct26, poor5 ft9 ssoft413kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft12 ssoft444kJwind from the east, 4 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct56, good4 ft12 ssoft458kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct59, good4 ft12 ssoft503kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct60, good4 ft12 ssoft358kJwind from the south, 1 knot29°C
Sat 24Oct32, poor3 ft9 ssoft137kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots29°C
Monuments5.1 kmabout 10 min by car6 ft664 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too big5 ft413 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, poor4 ft444 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft458 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft503 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft358 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, good3 ft137 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small
All readings for Monuments: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Monuments, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big6 ft10 shollow664kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots32°C
Mon 19Oct26, poor5 ft9 shollow413kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow444kJwind from the east, 4 knots31°C
Wed 21Oct51, good4 ft12 shollow458kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct60, good4 ft12 shollow503kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct49, good4 ft12 shollow358kJwind from the south, 1 knot29°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small3 ft9 shollow137kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cabo San Lucas, 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).

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Places to eat near Cabo San Lucas

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits