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Olas altas, Mexico

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About Olas altas

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

The spot faces W (250°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (70°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in March, 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 Mazatlán, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 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 11 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MZT, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

    See flights MDW → MZT · Skyscanner from about £210 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Olas altas.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct397 ft9 scrumbling652kJ33°C
Tue 20Oct254 ft12 shollow328kJ32°C
Wed 21Oct214 ft11 shollow303kJ33°C
Thu 22Oct224 ft12 shollow345kJ33°C
Fri 23Oct263 ft12 shollow294kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct193 ft11 shollow208kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct255 ft10 smushy485kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct577 ft11 scrumbling1,018kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct448 ft11 scrumbling1,637kJ29°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

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MZT, changing at DFW, then 40 min by road. About 11h 35 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MZT, changing at DFW, then 40 min by road. About 11h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Mazatlán each day: El Camaron, El Quijote, Las Flores, Los pinos, Olas altas, Stone Island, Valentinos.

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Rough cost

About £650–£1,205 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 MZT, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£210–£440
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£50
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£650–£1,205

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

Places to eat near Mazatlán

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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