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The Ranch, Mexico

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About The Ranch

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

The spot faces SW (211°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (31°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, July and September, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is La Saladita.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 35 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. 1 h 15 from the airport to The Ranch.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: La Saladita, 15 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer The Ranch: 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).

    See all places to stay in La Saladita, 15 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in La Saladita · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in La Saladita · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

The Ranch on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct216 ft13 shollow950kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct485 ft12 scrumbling631kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct535 ft11 scrumbling529kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct575 ft11 shollow504kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct575 ft11 shollow518kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct644 ft12 shollow386kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct523 ft12 shollow278kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct08 ft8 scrumbling861kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct166 ft7 smushy243kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct433 ft8 scrumbling126kJ29°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 ORD to ZIH, then 1h 15 by road. About 9h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf The Ranch

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf The Ranch

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf The Ranch

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf The Ranch

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf The Ranch

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 0 kn (1 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 1h 15 by road. About 9h 35 door to door

The trip from La Saladita, 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 La Saladita

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: La Saladita, 15 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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