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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Chacala0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft101 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft107 kJ

2 ft120 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft58 kJ

2 ft70 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Chacala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	82kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	107kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	32°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	120kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	33°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	31°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft11 shollow	58kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 shollow	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	30°C

Lola's2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft80 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

2 ft68 kJ

1 ft46 kJ

1 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lola's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	32°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	32°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	32°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	103kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	33°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	68kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	46kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	30°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

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Punta Custodio20.3 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft146 kJ

3 ft180 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

3 ft200 kJ

2 ft151 kJ

2 ft88 kJ

2 ft143 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Custodio, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	4 ft6 shollow	146kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	180kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft11 shollow	160kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	3 ft12 shollow	200kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft12 shollow	151kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft12 shollow	88kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C

Platanitos21 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft123 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

2 ft131 kJ

2 ft144 kJ

2 ft114 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Platanitos, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	4 ft7 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 shollow	150kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	32°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	144kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	32°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	114kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 shollow	66kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft11 shollow	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 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