Patoles, Mexico

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 km.

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About Patoles

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

The spot faces W (258°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (78°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July, August, September and October, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 km. 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 11 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to DGO, direct.
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Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to Patoles.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mazatlán, is 71 km away. Nearest airport: MZT (MZT), 88 km.
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Forecast

Patoles 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Patoles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft14 shollow	607kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	35°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	4 ft10 shollow	246kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft11 shollow	337kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	33°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	4 ft12 shollow	318kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	33°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	4 ft12 shollow	321kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	33°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	3 ft12 shollow	303kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft12 shollow	201kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	30°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 shollow	225kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	32°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,159kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	35°C
Tue 27Oct	29, poor	5 ft10 shollow	440kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	31°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 25 by road. About 11h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Patoles
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Patoles
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Patoles
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Patoles
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Patoles
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to DGO, then 4h 25 by road. About 11h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £520–£985 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to DGO, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£200–£420
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£150–£280
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£520–£985

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

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