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El Pescadero, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Andrea Tosatto from Torino, Italia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

San Pedrito

Surf spot · Mexico

Is it worth the trip?

67Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: 4 ft swell at 13 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 shollow
Energy
434kJ
Wind
NNW 9 kn
Temp
30°C

Wed 4 · 72 out of 100

Swell
3 ft14 shollow
Energy
410kJ
Wind
NNE 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

Swell
4 ft13 shollow
Energy
404kJ
Wind
NE 2 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

Swell
4 ft11 shollow
Energy
309kJ
Wind
NE 3 kn
Temp
28°C

Sat 7 · 39 out of 100

Swell
2 ft15 shollow
Energy
176kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 shollow
Energy
343kJ
Wind
SSW 4 kn
Temp
28°C

Mon 9 · 62 out of 100

Swell
3 ft12 shollow
Energy
272kJ
Wind
SSE 2 kn
Temp
28°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 243, poor
  2. Tue 351, fair
  3. Wed 472, good
  4. Thu 579, good
  5. Fri 655, fair
  6. Sat 739, too small
  7. Sun 876, good
  8. Mon 962, good
  9. Tue 1044, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Nov–Dec5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Pedrito, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov43, poor5 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.)615kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots31°C
Tue 3Nov51, fair4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.)434kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots30°C
Wed 4Nov72, good3 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.)410kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots28°C
Thu 5Nov79, good4 ft13 shollow5 ft at break (est.)404kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 6Nov55, fair4 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.)309kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 7Nov39, too small2 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.)176kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots29°C
Sun 8Nov76, good4 ft12 shollow5 ft at break (est.)343kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Mon 9Nov62, good3 ft12 shollow4 ft at break (est.)272kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots28°C
Tue 10Nov44, too small2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.)129kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots28°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 NovHigh 04:27 +0.3 mLow 09:30 +0.0 mHigh 15:08 +0.4 mLow 22:13 −0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:03 +0.4 mLow 10:53 −0.2 mHigh 16:38 +0.4 mLow 23:04 −0.5 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:34 +0.6 mLow 11:43 −0.4 mHigh 17:40 +0.5 mLow 23:44 −0.5 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.

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the spot and its town

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About San Pedrito

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (242°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (62°). 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 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in May, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Todos Santos, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 27°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$817–US$1,490 each

about US$817–US$1,490 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SJD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$255–US$529
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$94–US$154
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$181–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$201–US$375
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$817–US$1,490

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

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about 10 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

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About El Pescadero its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 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 15m

About 9h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SJD, direct, then 1h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.