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About Zihuatanejo

Zihuatanejo is a town in Guerrero, Mexico. From Zihuatanejo you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Zihuatanejo, a kite and windsurf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 248 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ZIH, 11 km away.

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Staying in Zihuatanejo

248 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ZIH, 11 km, UPN, 201 km, ACA, 215 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 Zihuatanejo. 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 Zihuatanejo 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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El Eslabon1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft988 kJ

5 ft687 kJ

5 ft548 kJ

5 ft573 kJ

5 ft556 kJ

4 ft417 kJ

4 ft319 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Eslabon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft13 s	988kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	5 ft12 s	687kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	5 ft11 s	548kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	5 ft11 s	573kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	5 ft12 s	556kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft12 s	417kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	4 ft12 s	319kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	30°C

Las Gatas2.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

6 ft973 kJ

5 ft659 kJ

5 ft568 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

5 ft548 kJ

4 ft403 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Gatas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	6 ft13 s	973kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 s	659kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 s	568kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft11 s	524kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 s	548kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 s	403kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	4 ft12 s	308kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	30°C

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

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La Barrita46.3 kmabout 1h 25 by car

6 ft927 kJ

5 ft637 kJ

4 ft430 kJ

4 ft283 kJ

4 ft470 kJ

4 ft386 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Barrita, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	927kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	5 ft12 ssoft	637kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft12 smushy	430kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft10 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	3 ft12 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C

Loma Bonita45.6 kmabout 1h 20 by car