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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Ciudad Madero: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Verashort4.8 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft199 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, too big3 ft71 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore, poor3 ft59 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore, fair3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft42 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, fair2 ft13 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, fair2 ft15 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day
All readings for Verashort: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Verashort, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big5 ft7 smushy199kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct29, poor3 ft6 smushy71kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct48, good3 ft6 smushy49kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair3 ft6 smushy42kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct47, fair2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct48, good2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots28°C
Escolleras5.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft136 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots3 ft67 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots3 ft49 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots2 ft41 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots2 ft35 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots2 ft16 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots
All readings for Escolleras: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Escolleras, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct55, good4 ft7 smushy136kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots24°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small3 ft6 smushy49kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small2 ft6 smushy41kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct25, too small2 ft6 smushy35kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct22, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small2 ft5 smushy12kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots28°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