Puerto Madero, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Champerico, is 73 km away. Nearest airport: TAP (TAP), 10 km.

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About Puerto Madero

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

The spot faces SW (234°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (54°). It is exposed 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 800 m out (1 in 81). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August, October and November, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and February, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Champerico, is 73 km away. Nearest airport: TAP (TAP), 10 km.

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

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to GUA, direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Puerto Madero.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Champerico, is 73 km away. Nearest airport: TAP (TAP), 10 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 Puerto Madero, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	5 ft13 ssoft	783kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	488kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	448kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	204kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	79kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	2 ft14 scrumbling	177kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	30°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 ORD to GUA, then 3h 50 by road. About 11h 55 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: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to GUA, then 3h 50 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £550–£1,040 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 GUA, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£230–£475
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		£550–£1,040

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

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