Zipolite, Mexico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Agustinillo, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HUX (HUX), 30 km.

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About Zipolite

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

The spot faces S (183°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (3°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 3). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Agustinillo, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HUX (HUX), 30 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 12 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to HUX, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
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Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Zipolite.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: San Agustinillo, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: HUX (HUX), 30 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zipolite, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	6 ft13 sslab	872kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 shollow	608kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft12 shollow	494kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	5 ft12 shollow	538kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 sslab	589kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft12 shollow	513kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 shollow	119kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 shollow	96kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	2 ft14 shollow	199kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to HUX, changing at DFW, then 50 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Zipolite
Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to HUX, changing at DFW, then 50 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £545–£1,035 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 HUX, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£225–£470
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		£545–£1,035

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

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