El Pescadero, Mexico

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El Pescadero, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Andrea Tosatto from Torino, Italia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About El Pescadero

El Pescadero is a town in Baja California Sur, Mexico. From El Pescadero you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is San Pedrito, a surf spot 3.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites.

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Staying in El Pescadero

  • 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (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 El Pescadero. 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 the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in El Pescadero 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of El Pescadero: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
San Pedrito3.7 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft798 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day5 ft537 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft412 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft361 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, good4 ft390 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, fair3 ft308 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, good3 ft92 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for San Pedrito: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Pedrito, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good5 ft13 sslab798kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct60, good5 ft12 shollow537kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct68, good4 ft12 shollow412kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct53, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north, 4 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow390kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct49, good3 ft12 shollow308kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair3 ft7 shollow92kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Cerritos4.4 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft878 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, good5 ft557 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good4 ft392 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft377 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft400 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft320 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft81 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Cerritos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cerritos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51, good5 ft13 shollow878kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct58, good5 ft12 shollow557kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct64, good4 ft11 shollow392kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow377kJwind from the north, 4 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct49, good4 ft12 shollow400kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct50, good3 ft12 shollow320kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair3 ft7 shollow81kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Pescadero, 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

This spot is more than 20 km from El Pescadero. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays 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.

Surf spots that stay in El Pescadero from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Curva30.2 kmabout 55 min by car5 ft791 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, poor5 ft571 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft421 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft413 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, good4 ft424 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair3 ft298 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, good4 ft101 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, good
All readings for La Curva: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Curva, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, poor5 ft12 shollow791kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct47, fair5 ft12 shollow571kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct64, good4 ft11 shollow421kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct49, good4 ft12 shollow413kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow424kJwind from the north, 8 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct53, good3 ft12 shollow298kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct49, good4 ft7 smushy101kJwind from the west, 3 knots29°C

Places to eat near El Pescadero

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