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 beginners: 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 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 El Pescadero 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of El Pescadero: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Cerritos4.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft541 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots4 ft388 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots4 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots4 ft431 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots4 ft363 kJwind from the north, 5 knots3 ft237 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore3 ft166 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots
All readings for Cerritos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cerritos, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct59, good5 ft12 shollow541kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct64, good4 ft11 shollow388kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct58, good4 ft12 shollow361kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct50, good4 ft12 shollow431kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct55, good4 ft12 shollow363kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct50, good3 ft12 shollow237kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct50, good3 ft9 shollow166kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots30°C
San Pedrito3.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft517 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots4 ft408 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore4 ft346 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots4 ft402 kJwind from the north, 5 knots4 ft340 kJwind from the north, 5 knots3 ft225 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore4 ft308 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots
All readings for San Pedrito: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Pedrito, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct60, good5 ft12 shollow517kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots31°C
Tue 20Oct68, good4 ft11 shollow408kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct57, good4 ft12 shollow346kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair4 ft12 shollow402kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct52, good4 ft12 shollow340kJwind from the north, 5 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct52, good3 ft12 shollow225kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore30°C
Sun 25Oct51, good4 ft10 shollow308kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots30°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots that stay in El Pescadero from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
La Curva30.2 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft587 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots4 ft435 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots4 ft389 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots4 ft452 kJwind from the north, 8 knots4 ft343 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots3 ft239 kJwind from the west, 3 knots3 ft173 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots
All readings for La Curva: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Curva, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct47, fair5 ft12 shollow587kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct63, good4 ft11 shollow435kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct51, good4 ft12 shollow389kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct48, good4 ft12 shollow452kJwind from the north, 8 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct56, good4 ft12 shollow343kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair3 ft12 shollow239kJwind from the west, 3 knots29°C
Sun 25Oct46, fair3 ft9 shollow173kJwind from the south-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