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Sayulita, Mexico

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About Sayulita

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

The spot faces NW (308°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (128°). 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 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and September, with about 2 good days in 7; in March, April and May, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sayulita, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 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 9 h 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. 50 min from the airport to Sayulita.

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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 19Oct473 ft9 shollow162kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct423 ft9 shollow139kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct333 ft11 shollow176kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct363 ft12 shollow174kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct272 ft11 shollow133kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct202 ft11 shollow84kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct474 ft10 shollow293kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct395 ft11 sslab540kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct226 ft9 shollow495kJ26°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 50 min by road. About 9h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Sayulita

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Sayulita

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Sayulita

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PVR, then 50 min by road. About 9h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Sayulita each day: San Pancho, Sayulita.

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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 Sayulita

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