Playa Linda, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ixtapa, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZIH (ZIH), 21 km.

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About Playa Linda

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

The spot faces W (268°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (88°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and November, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ixtapa, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZIH (ZIH), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports 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 9 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ZIH, direct.
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Playa Linda.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ixtapa, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ZIH (ZIH), 21 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Linda, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	6 ft13 sslab	973kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	31°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft12 sslab	653kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 sslab	568kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft10 shollow	359kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	5 ft12 shollow	540kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	4 ft12 shollow	403kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	3 ft12 shollow	302kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 shollow	776kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	15, poor	5 ft7 shollow	223kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 shollow	134kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	29°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 40 min by road. About 9h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Playa Linda
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Playa Linda
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Playa Linda
Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Playa Linda
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Playa Linda
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 40 min by road. About 9h door to door

Rough cost

About £510–£980 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 ZIH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£225–£470
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£35–£60
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£510–£980

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

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