About Las Peñas

Las Peñas is a town in Michoacán, Mexico. From Las Peñas you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Las Peñas, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ZIH, 120 km away.

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Staying in Las Peñas

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ZIH, 120 km, UPN, 160 km, CLQ, 180 km

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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 Las Peñas. 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.

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

Las Peñas0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft647 kJ

5 ft529 kJ

5 ft505 kJ

5 ft573 kJ

4 ft417 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

9 ft1266 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Peñas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	49, good	5 ft12 shollow	647kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	31°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	529kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	62, good	5 ft11 shollow	505kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 shollow	573kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	417kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	4 ft10 shollow	234kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,266kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Las Peñas, 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 Las Peñas. 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

Rio Nexpa - Beach break31.5 kmabout 55 min by car

5 ft524 kJ

5 ft558 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft615 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

4 ft140 kJ

9 ft1477 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Nexpa - Beach break, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	558kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 shollow	338kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	5 ft12 shollow	615kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	30°C
Fri 23Oct	74, good	4 ft12 shollow	420kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	4 ft8 shollow	140kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 shollow	1,477kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C

Rio Nexpa (Nexpa River)31.4 kmabout 55 min by car