Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (1 ft swell at 5 s)
Mon 2 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- N 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 14, too small
- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 63, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 92, too small
- Tue 106, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the north, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 2, too small | 2 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 27 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | wind from the north, 21 knots | 26°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 13:20 −0.3 mHigh 22:25 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 14:47 −0.2 mHigh 22:50 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:32 +0.1 mHigh 08:51 +0.1 mLow 16:13 −0.2 mHigh 23:04 +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 Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Camaronera
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (39°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (219°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 94). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 24°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, 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 Boca del Río.
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$804–US$1,460 each
about US$804–US$1,460 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 VER, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$241–US$496 |
| 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$804–US$1,460 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Boca del Río
71 min by car · 78 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Boca del Río its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Boca del Río, 40 km (about 1h 15m by car)
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 12h 15m
About 12h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → VER, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 1h 10m by road
Flights MDW → VER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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