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San Blas, Mexico

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San Blas (Mexico)
San Blas, the nearest town. Photo: Vic0 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Blas

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

The spot faces SW (229°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (49°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 227). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 31°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Blas, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 10 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PVR, direct.

    See flights ORD → PVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h from the airport to San Blas.

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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
Mon 19Oct564 ft6 smushy114kJ33°C
Tue 20Oct523 ft11 ssoft191kJ33°C
Wed 21Oct433 ft12 ssoft174kJ34°C
Thu 22Oct503 ft12 ssoft199kJ34°C
Fri 23Oct413 ft12 ssoft161kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct322 ft12 ssoft88kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct413 ft11 ssoft160kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct674 ft11 ssoft364kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft11 ssoft1,136kJ28°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 today, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 2h by road. About 10h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf San Blas

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf San Blas

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 1 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf San Blas

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf San Blas

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 2h by road. About 10h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near San Blas each day: El Faro, las islitas, San Blas, San Blas Beach, Stoners.

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Rough cost

About £700–£1,285 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 PVR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
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–£1,285

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

Places to eat near San Blas

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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