El Skupa, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Punta de Mita, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PVR (PVR), 31 km.

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About El Skupa

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

The spot faces W (258°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (78°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 24°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Punta de Mita, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PVR (PVR), 31 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 3 dive sites.

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

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From Chicago: about 9 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PVR, direct.
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to El Skupa.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Punta de Mita, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PVR (PVR), 31 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Skupa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	5 ft6 shollow	141kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	4 ft11 shollow	300kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft12 shollow	333kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft12 shollow	153kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 shollow	587kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 26Oct	51, good	9 ft11 shollow	2,048kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	15, poor	10 ft10 shollow	1,622kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	27°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 50 min by road. About 9h door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf El Skupa
Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 50 min by road. About 9h door to door

Rough cost

About £540–£1,020 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 PVR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£220–£455
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		£540–£1,020

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

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