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Rio Nexpa - Beach break, Mexico

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Also within 20 km of Las Peñas

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About Rio Nexpa - Beach break

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

The spot faces SW (204°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (24°). 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 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°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 6 good days in 7; in May and June, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Peñas. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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 11 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → ZIH · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to Rio Nexpa - Beach break.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Las Peñas, 32 km (about 55 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Rio Nexpa - Beach break: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Las Peñas · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Las Peñas · 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 18Oct505 ft13 shollow949kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct415 ft11 shollow636kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct445 ft11 shollow573kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct375 ft11 shollow533kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct425 ft12 shollow568kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct314 ft12 shollow383kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct264 ft7 shollow144kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct010 ft9 shollow1,338kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct527 ft7 shollow418kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct264 ft8 shollow191kJ30°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 ZIH, then 2h 55 by road. About 11h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Rio Nexpa - Beach break

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Rio Nexpa - Beach break

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 2h 55 by road. About 11h 10 door to door

The trip from Las Peñas, 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 ORD to ZIH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, 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 Las Peñas

  • Mariscos Barragán las peñasSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante La HuertaLatin american · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Mariscos Lupita, Playa la manzanillitaSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre

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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Las Peñas, 32 km (about 55 min by car) · Booking.com

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