Vista aerea de Chacala. - panoramio — Chacala, the nearest town. Photo: holachetumal, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Chacala

Chacala is a town in Nayarit, Mexico. From Chacala you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Chacala, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TPQ, 49 km away.

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Staying in Chacala

42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TPQ, 49 km, PVR, 54 km, GDL, 212 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 Chacala. 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 Chacala 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.

Spot

Sun 18

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Chacala0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft332 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

2 ft100 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft116 kJ

2 ft83 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chacala, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	332kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	33°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	2 ft9 scrumbling	100kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the east, 0 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	2 ft12 shollow	116kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	33°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft12 shollow	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	31°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft12 shollow	55kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C

Lola's2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft229 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

1 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lola's, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	3 ft10 ssoft	229kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	33°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft7 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	91kJ	wind from the east, 0 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	92kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	33°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	31°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	46kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Chacala, 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

These spots are more than 20 km from Chacala. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay 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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Platanitos21 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft340 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

2 ft132 kJ

2 ft139 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Platanitos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft11 shollow	340kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft6 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft11 shollow	150kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	2 ft11 shollow	132kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	2 ft12 shollow	139kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	33°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft12 shollow	97kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft12 shollow	60kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	30°C

Punta Custodio20.3 kmabout 40 min by car

3 ft267 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft187 kJ

3 ft170 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Custodio, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	3 ft12 shollow	267kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft6 shollow	87kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	187kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	170kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	32°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	3 ft12 shollow	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	33°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	2 ft12 shollow	124kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft12 shollow	81kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	30°C

Places to eat near Chacala

Casa RocaLatin american · 0.1 km from the centre
Pescaderia NelySeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Antojitos Mexicanos JadeMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
Surfer's PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurant La Palapa De Don Isidro0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante AcelaLatin american · 0.3 km from the centre

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

Chacala, Mexico