Barra de coyuca, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Acapulco, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACA (ACA), 33 km.

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About Barra de coyuca

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

The spot faces SW (210°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (30°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Acapulco, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ACA (ACA), 33 km.

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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ZIH, direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Barra de coyuca.
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Forecast

Barra de coyuca does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barra de coyuca, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 shollow	830kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	5 ft12 shollow	558kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	5 ft11 shollow	487kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	373kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	29°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	5 ft11 shollow	474kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	406kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	4 ft12 shollow	329kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 scrumbling	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	246kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	26, poor	3 ft9 shollow	138kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	29°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 3h 15 by road. About 11h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Barra de coyuca
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Barra de coyuca
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Barra de coyuca
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Barra de coyuca
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Barra de coyuca
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 3h 15 by road. About 11h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £545–£1,035 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to ZIH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£225–£470
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£545–£1,035

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

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