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Las Peñas, Mexico

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About Las Peñas

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

The spot faces S (193°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (13°). 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 30°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, July and October, with about 6 good days in 7; in December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Peñas, 0.1 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 10 h 40 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. 2 h 25 from the airport to Las Peñas.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct206 ft13 shollow965kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct505 ft11 shollow599kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct555 ft11 scrumbling539kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct635 ft11 shollow514kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct575 ft11 shollow543kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct724 ft12 shollow376kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct593 ft12 shollow271kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct010 ft9 scrumbling1,225kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct08 ft7 smushy619kJ31°C
Tue 27Oct534 ft8 scrumbling181kJ30°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 2h 25 by road. About 10h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Las Peñas

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Las Peñas

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Las Peñas

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Las Peñas

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Las Peñas

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (5 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to ZIH, then 2h 25 by road. About 10h 40 door to door

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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 Las Peñas

  • Mariscos Barragán las peñasSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Restaurante La HuertaLatin american · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Mariscos Lupita, Playa la manzanillitaSeafood · 0.5 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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