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Arroyo seco, Mexico

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Barra de Navidad, the nearest town, 31 km away. Photo: Lynx Burgos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Arroyo seco

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (221°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (41°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in April, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July and November, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Barra de Navidad.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PVR, direct.

    See flights ORD → PVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Arroyo seco.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Barra de Navidad, 31 km (about 55 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Arroyo seco: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Barra de Navidad, 31 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Barra de Navidad · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Barra de Navidad · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Arroyo seco on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct08 ft8 smushy604kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct306 ft11 smushy692kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct445 ft11 scrumbling506kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct565 ft12 scrumbling508kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct644 ft12 scrumbling497kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct534 ft12 scrumbling390kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct573 ft12 shollow234kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct010 ft8 ssoft1,158kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct012 ft10 ssoft2,396kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct45 ft7 smushy272kJ26°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 3h by road. About 11h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Arroyo seco

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Arroyo seco

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Arroyo seco

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Arroyo seco

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 11 kn (19 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Arroyo seco

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 3h by road. About 11h 05 door to door

The trip from Barra de Navidad, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £700–£1,285 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PVR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£160–£265
Food7 days eating out£150–£280
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£700–£1,285

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Barra de Navidad

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Barra de Navidad, 31 km (about 55 min by car) · Booking.com

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