San Juan de Alima, Mexico
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About San Juan de Alima
San Juan de Alima is a town in Michoacán, Mexico. From San Juan de Alima you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is San Juan De Alima, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CLQ, 78 km away.
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Staying in San Juan de Alima
- 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: CLQ, 78 km, ZLO, 112 km, UPN, 194 km
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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 San Juan de Alima. 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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for San Juan de Alima too.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ticla18.7 kmabout 35 min by car | 5 ft539 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, fair | 5 ft481 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore, good | 4 ft375 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft531 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, good | 4 ft395 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good | 4 ft211 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, good | 8 ft1439 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too big |
All readings for La Ticla: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| San Juan De Alima0.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft562 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, good | 4 ft458 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, good | 4 ft427 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, good | 4 ft509 kJwind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, good | 4 ft381 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft199 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, good | 10 ft1552 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, too big |
All readings for San Juan De Alima: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Juan de Alima, 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 San Juan de Alima. 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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maruata49.2 kmabout 1h 30 by car | 5 ft488 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, fair | 5 ft505 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good | 4 ft280 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good | 5 ft562 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, good | 4 ft402 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, good | 4 ft210 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, good | 10 ft1584 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too big |
All readings for Maruata: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near San Juan de Alima
- Enramada LetySeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
- Enrramada doña Mago...playa san juan de alimaMexican · 0.5 km from the centre
- Naufragos0.3 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