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La Ticla, Mexico

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La Ticla. Photo: Geyuvaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Ticla

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

The spot faces SW (239°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (59°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 months are usually March, April and November, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Juan de Alima.

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

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From Chicago: about 12 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → GDL · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to La Ticla.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: San Juan de Alima, 19 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer La Ticla: 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 San Juan de Alima, 19 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 San Juan de Alima · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in San Juan de Alima · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

La Ticla on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct585 ft13 scrumbling949kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct425 ft11 scrumbling568kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct615 ft11 scrumbling481kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct684 ft11 scrumbling332kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct604 ft11 scrumbling471kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct694 ft12 scrumbling390kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct574 ft9 ssoft231kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct010 ft9 ssoft1,251kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct08 ft8 ssoft918kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct514 ft7 smushy140kJ29°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 20 by road. About 12h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Ticla

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Ticla

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Ticla

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Ticla

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Ticla

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to GDL, then 4h 20 by road. About 12h 05 door to door

The trip from San Juan de Alima, with every spot near it

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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Getting thereAd

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: San Juan de Alima, 19 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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