About Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a town in Jalisco, Mexico. From Puerto Vallarta you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Puerto Vallarta, a kite and windsurf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 143 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PVR, 6 km away.

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Staying in Puerto Vallarta

143 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PVR, 6 km, TPQ, 95 km, ZLO, 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 Puerto Vallarta.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

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Vallarta Rivermouth7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

2 ft83 kJ

1 ft51 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vallarta Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	3 ft8 shollow	134kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	28°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	3 ft6 shollow	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	2 ft7 shollow	37kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	2 ft12 shollow	81kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft12 shollow	83kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	1 ft12 shollow	51kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	1 ft7 shollow	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Puerto Vallarta, 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).

Kite near Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta 1.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta 1.4 km · stays here

Dive near Puerto Vallarta

Princesa Vallarta Wreck 11.8 km · stays here
Las Gemelas 12.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Puerto Vallarta

Basilio Comer y BeberItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Tower PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
La BenditaHealth food · 0.2 km from the centre
Pescadería Vargas FluvialSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Ramen YaJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
Bones Meatballs & WingsChicken wings · 0.3 km from the centre

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

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico