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San Juan De Alima, Mexico

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About San Juan De Alima

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

The spot faces SW (215°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (35°). 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 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. 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, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Juan de Alima, 0.2 km away (about 5 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GDL, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to San Juan De Alima.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

San Juan De Alima 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 18Oct615 ft13 sslab924kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct575 ft12 shollow542kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct644 ft11 shollow450kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct674 ft11 shollow355kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct594 ft12 shollow470kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct664 ft12 shollow363kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct634 ft10 shollow329kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct010 ft8 shollow1,297kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct09 ft8 shollow1,090kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct454 ft8 shollow194kJ29°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

    Direct flight MDW to GDL, then 4h 05 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf San Juan De Alima

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf San Juan De Alima

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf San Juan De Alima

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 0 kn (1 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf San Juan De Alima

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf San Juan De Alima

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to GDL, then 4h 05 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

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Rough cost

About £695–£1,275 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 GDL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
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£695–£1,275

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

Places to eat near San Juan de Alima

  • Enramada LetySeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Enrramada doña Mago...playa san juan de alimaMexican · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Naufragos0.3 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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