Tiburon, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 78 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 95 km.

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About Tiburon

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

The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). 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 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually August and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 78 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 95 km. 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 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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Getting there. 4 h 30 from the airport to Tiburon.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 78 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 95 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tiburon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	4 ft13 shollow	618kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	34°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft9 shollow	178kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	32°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft11 shollow	320kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	33°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	3 ft12 shollow	278kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	3 ft12 shollow	295kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	34°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	3 ft12 shollow	285kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft12 shollow	195kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	4 ft10 shollow	283kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	31°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,006kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	34°C
Tue 27Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 shollow	557kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	34°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 30 by road. About 11h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Tiburon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Tiburon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Tiburon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Tiburon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Tiburon
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 0 kn (1 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 30 by road. About 11h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £520–£985 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to DGO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£200–£420
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£520–£985

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

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