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Monuments, Mexico

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Cabo San Lucas, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Monuments

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

The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in April, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7; in April and May, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cabo San Lucas, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 7 dive sites.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Monuments.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Monuments does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct235 ft7 smushy263kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct634 ft12 shollow454kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct554 ft12 shollow446kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct594 ft12 shollow535kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct624 ft12 shollow426kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct343 ft12 shollow241kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct414 ft9 shollow219kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct010 ft11 scrumbling2,273kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct010 ft11 scrumbling2,210kJ31°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SJD, then 55 min by road. About 8h 50 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Monuments

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Monuments

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Lovers Shore Break

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Lovers Shore Break

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Lovers Shore Break

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJD, then 55 min by road. About 8h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Cabo San Lucas each day: Lovers Shore Break, Monuments.

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Rough cost

About £700–£1,290 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 SJD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£460
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£700–£1,290

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

Places to eat near Cabo San Lucas

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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