Ciudad Madero, Mexico

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Near Escolleras, 1 km away. Photo: pacomexico, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ciudad Madero

Ciudad Madero is a town in Veracruz, Mexico. From Ciudad Madero you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Verashort, a surf spot 4.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TAM, 6 km away.

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Staying in Ciudad Madero

  • 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TAM, 6 km, PAZ, 187 km, CVM, 198 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 Ciudad Madero.

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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 Ciudad Madero 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ciudad Madero: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Verashort4.8 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft86 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small2 ft37 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, too small2 ft18 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft10 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Verashort: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Verashort, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct20, too small3 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy41kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small2 ft6 smushy37kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy18kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy10kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy25kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots27°C
Escolleras5.9 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft71 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, too small3 ft52 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small2 ft35 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, too small
All readings for Escolleras: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Escolleras, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct19, too small3 ft6 smushy71kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small2 ft6 smushy35kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy30kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft5 smushy11kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft6 smushy22kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ciudad Madero, 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).

Places to eat near Ciudad Madero

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