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La Fortuna, Mexico

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San José del Cabo, the nearest town, 22 km away. Photo: Danielllerandi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Fortuna

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

The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San José del Cabo. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 8 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJD, direct.

    See flights MDW → SJD · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to La Fortuna.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: San José del Cabo, 22 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer La Fortuna: 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 San José del Cabo, 22 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in San José del Cabo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in San José del Cabo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

La Fortuna on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

La Fortuna 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 18Oct135 ft10 ssoft546kJ33°C
Mon 19Oct335 ft12 scrumbling565kJ33°C
Tue 20Oct514 ft12 scrumbling446kJ32°C
Wed 21Oct594 ft12 scrumbling432kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct634 ft12 scrumbling436kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct633 ft12 scrumbling298kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct373 ft12 scrumbling189kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct483 ft8 scrumbling116kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct09 ft11 ssoft1,862kJ33°C
Tue 27Oct08 ft10 ssoft1,052kJ31°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 MDW to SJD, then 40 min by road. About 8h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Fortuna

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Fortuna

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Fortuna

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Fortuna

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Fortuna

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJD, then 40 min by road. About 8h 40 door to door

The trip from San José del Cabo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £665–£1,235 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 MDW to SJD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£460
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£665–£1,235

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

Places to eat near San José del Cabo

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: San José del Cabo, 22 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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