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Champerico, Guatemala

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About Champerico

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

The spot faces SW (219°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (39°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 119). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Champerico, 0.2 km away (about 5 min by car).

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 GUA, direct.

    See flights ORD → GUA · Skyscanner from about £230 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Champerico.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Champerico 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct585 ft13 ssoft892kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct654 ft12 ssoft484kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct724 ft12 ssoft423kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct704 ft11 ssoft323kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct615 ft12 ssoft517kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct624 ft12 ssoft466kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct563 ft10 ssoft196kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct553 ft11 ssoft215kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct352 ft10 ssoft107kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct402 ft14 ssoft163kJ26°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 GUA, then 2h 55 by road. About 11h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Champerico

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Champerico

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Champerico

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Champerico

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Champerico

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to GUA, then 2h 55 by road. About 11h 05 door to door

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Rough cost

About £720–£1,330 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 GUA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£230–£475
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£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£720–£1,330

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

Places to eat near Champerico

  • Grupo Don RamySeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Hotel y Restaurante Don Ramy0.4 km from the centre
  • Adolfo's and Manhattan0.3 km from the centre
  • Bodega Del Marisco0.3 km from the centre
  • Hotel y Restaurante El Submarino0.3 km from the centre
  • Rancho Andrea0.3 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

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