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Punta Conejo, Mexico

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Also within 20 km of Salina Cruz

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Salina Cruz Bay
Salina Cruz, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Alexander H.M. Cascone, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punta Conejo

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

The spot faces SE (153°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (333°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually June and August, 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 Salina Cruz, 7.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → HUX · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Punta Conejo.

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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

Punta Conejo does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct664 ft13 shollow618kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct734 ft12 shollow379kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct693 ft12 shollow311kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct694 ft12 shollow355kJ32°C
Thu 22Oct614 ft12 shollow478kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct474 ft12 shollow400kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct443 ft12 shollow302kJ32°C
Sun 25Oct332 ft11 shollow131kJ32°C
Mon 26Oct272 ft11 shollow62kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct352 ft14 shollow157kJ31°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to HUX, changing at DFW, then 2h 20 by road. About 13h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta Conejo

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Punta Conejo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Salina Cruze -Jetty

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Punta Conejo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Punta Conejo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to HUX, changing at DFW, then 2h 20 by road. About 13h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Salina Cruz each day: Punta Conejo, Salina Cruze -Jetty.

The trip from Salina Cruz, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £705–£1,300 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 HUX, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£470
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
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£705–£1,300

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

Places to eat near Salina Cruz

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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