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La Barrita, Mexico

Stay in Zihuatanejo: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Zihuatanejo, the nearest town, 46 km away. Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Barrita

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

The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 111). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 August, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Zihuatanejo. 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 9 h 15 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. 55 min from the airport to La Barrita.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Zihuatanejo, 46 km (about 1h 25 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer La Barrita: 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 Zihuatanejo, 46 km away on Booking.com →

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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 Zihuatanejo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Zihuatanejo · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

La Barrita on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct06 ft12 ssoft927kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct565 ft12 ssoft637kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct624 ft12 smushy430kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct694 ft10 ssoft283kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct714 ft12 ssoft470kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct684 ft12 ssoft386kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct613 ft12 ssoft276kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct07 ft9 ssoft727kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct336 ft7 smushy247kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct243 ft9 smushy100kJ28°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 55 min by road. About 9h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Barrita

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Barrita

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Barrita

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Barrita

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Barrita

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 55 min by road. About 9h 15 door to door

The trip from Zihuatanejo, 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 Zihuatanejo

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Zihuatanejo, 46 km (about 1h 25 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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