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Playa Ventanilla, Mexico

Stay in Santa María Tonameca: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Santa María Tonameca

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Playa Ventanilla. Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Playa Ventanilla

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

The spot faces S (199°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (19°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7; in May and June, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santa María Tonameca, 5.7 km away (about 10 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 12 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HUX, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

    See flights MDW → HUX · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Playa Ventanilla.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Santa María TonamecaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Santa María Tonameca · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Santa María Tonameca · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Playa Ventanilla 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
Sun 18Oct465 ft12 shollow818kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct545 ft12 shollow582kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct565 ft11 shollow473kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct584 ft10 shollow289kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct575 ft12 shollow558kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct585 ft11 shollow500kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct594 ft12 shollow346kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct473 ft8 shollow125kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct363 ft7 shollow83kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct453 ft13 shollow216kJ29°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 HUX, changing at DFW, then 1h by road. About 12h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Playa Ventanilla

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Playa Ventanilla

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Playa Ventanilla

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Playa Ventanilla

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Playa Ventanilla

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to HUX, changing at DFW, then 1h by road. About 12h 35 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 MDW to HUX, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, 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.

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