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Mar de Ajo, Argentina

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Mar de Ajó costa y edificaciones
Mar de Ajó, the nearest town. Photo: Roberto Fiadone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mar de Ajo

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

The spot faces E (90°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (270°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 6.7 km out (1 in 667). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mar de Ajó, 0.9 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to MVD, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → MVD · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Mar de Ajo.

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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 18Oct444 ft6 smushy151kJ11°C
Mon 19Oct594 ft7 smushy167kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct393 ft7 smushy109kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct152 ft8 smushy70kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct152 ft5 smushy26kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct162 ft4 smushy14kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct61 ft6 smushy12kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct62 ft9 smushy38kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct353 ft8 smushy76kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft7 smushy43kJ20°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

    Fly MDW to MVD, changing at MIA, then 4h 05 by road. About 23h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Mar de Ajo

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MVD, changing at MIA, then 4h 05 by road. About 23h 25 door to door

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Rough cost

About £920–£1,770 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 MVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,105
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£115–£190
Food7 days eating out£120–£220
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£920–£1,770

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

Places to eat near Mar de Ajó

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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