Patoles, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 km.

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About Patoles

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 sheltered 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 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 months are usually July, August, September and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to DGO, direct.
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Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to Patoles.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 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 Patoles, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	7 ft12 shollow	1,058kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	34°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 shollow	321kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 shollow	337kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	33°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	4 ft12 shollow	318kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	4 ft12 shollow	321kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	34°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft12 shollow	303kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 shollow	201kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 0 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	5 ft10 shollow	460kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	31°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	7 ft11 shollow	1,159kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	34°C
Tue 27Oct	37, fair	6 ft10 shollow	648kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	34°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 25 by road. About 11h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 25 by road. About 11h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £520–£985 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 MDW to DGO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£200–£420
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		£520–£985

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

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