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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 beginners: 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 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 Zihuatanejo 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 Expert

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El Eslabon1.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft746 kJ

5 ft578 kJ

5 ft548 kJ

5 ft603 kJ

4 ft438 kJ

3 ft292 kJ

7 ft580 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Eslabon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft12 s	746kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	5 ft11 s	578kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	5 ft11 s	548kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	5 ft12 s	603kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft12 s	438kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	3 ft13 s	292kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	580kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	29°C

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

5 ft728 kJ

5 ft553 kJ

5 ft510 kJ

5 ft600 kJ

4 ft424 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

9 ft1319 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Gatas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft12 s	728kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 s	553kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	5 ft11 s	510kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 s	600kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 s	424kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 s	235kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	61, good	9 ft10 s	1,319kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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La Barrita46.3 kmabout 1h 25 by carIntermediate and up

5 ft670 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

4 ft296 kJ

4 ft493 kJ

4 ft369 kJ

3 ft287 kJ

8 ft969 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Barrita, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	56, good	5 ft12 ssoft	670kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	5 ft11 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft10 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	493kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	73, good	4 ft12 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	62, good	3 ft12 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	969kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C

Loma Bonita45.6 kmabout 1h 20 by carIntermediate and up