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Verashort, Mexico

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Also within 20 km of Ciudad Madero

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About Verashort

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

The spot faces E (107°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (287°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ciudad Madero, 4.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 11 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → TAM · Skyscanner from about £195 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Verashort.

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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 beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct05 ft7 smushy199kJ24°C
Mon 19Oct293 ft6 smushy71kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct433 ft6 smushy59kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct483 ft6 smushy49kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct443 ft6 smushy42kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct472 ft5 smushy13kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct482 ft5 smushy15kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct413 ft5 smushy40kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct443 ft5 smushy38kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct453 ft6 smushy58kJ27°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to TAM, changing at DFW, then 30 min by road. About 11h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Verashort

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Verashort

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Verashort

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Verashort

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Verashort

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to TAM, changing at DFW, then 30 min by road. About 11h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Ciudad Madero each day: Escolleras, Verashort.

The trip from Ciudad Madero, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £620–£1,145 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 TAM, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£195–£405
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
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£620–£1,145

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

Places to eat near Ciudad Madero

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