playa bagdad
Surf spot · Mexico
Is it worth the trip?
13Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 3 ft swell at 6 s, onshore wind, 14 kn (26 km/h)
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- NNE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SE 1 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- N 16 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 213, too small
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 614, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 922, poor
- Tue 1042, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
playa bagdad does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-east, 1 knot | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north, 16 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, poor | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 23°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 14:44 −0.2 mHigh 23:10 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:24 +0.1 mHigh 08:36 +0.1 mLow 16:17 −0.1 mHigh 23:13 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:17 +0.0 mHigh 10:53 +0.1 mLow 17:49 −0.1 mHigh 23:09 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About playa bagdad
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (97°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (277°). 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 3.0 km out (1 in 303). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Isabel.
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$764–US$1,390 each
about US$764–US$1,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BRO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$422 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$94–US$154 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$764–US$1,390 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
33 min by car
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Starbase its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Port Isabel on Booking.com
49 min by car · 19 places to stay
Nearest beds: Port Isabel, 28 km (about 50 min by car)
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 10m
About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BRO, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 50 min by road
Flights MDW → BRO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.