Punta Cabras, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 143 km.

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About Punta Cabras

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

The spot faces SW (235°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (55°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in March, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually November and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 143 km.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.
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Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Punta Cabras.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada, 45 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: TIJ (TIJ), 143 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 Punta Cabras, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft14 shollow	402kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	4 ft13 shollow	444kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft9 shollow	191kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	276kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft9 shollow	166kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft5 shollow	77kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 shollow	83kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 shollow	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 26Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 shollow	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 shollow	40kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	21°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 SAN, then 3h 15 by road. About 9h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 3h 15 by road. About 9h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,010 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 SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£215–£445
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		£535–£1,010

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

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