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Ranchito, Mexico

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Barra de Navidad, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Lynx Burgos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ranchito

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

The spot faces SW (217°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (37°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–11 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 25°C in April, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Barra de Navidad, 6.8 km away (about 15 min by car).

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PVR, direct.

    See flights ORD → PVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Ranchito.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Barra de Navidad · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Barra de Navidad · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct437 ft7 shollow438kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct405 ft11 shollow666kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct305 ft11 shollow515kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct274 ft11 shollow444kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct354 ft12 shollow458kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct284 ft12 shollow374kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct243 ft12 shollow234kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct3312 ft9 shollow2,035kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct289 ft9 shollow1,095kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct217 ft8 shollow619kJ26°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 3h 15 by road. About 11h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Ranchito

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 3h 15 by road. About 11h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Barra de Navidad each day: Barra de Navidad, Ranchito.

The trip from Barra de Navidad, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £700–£1,285 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 ORD to PVR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
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£700–£1,285

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

Places to eat near Barra de Navidad

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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