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San Pedrito

Surf spot · Mexico

Is it worth the trip?

65Good 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

Mon 2 · 44 out of 100

Swell
5 ft12 shollow
Energy
631kJ
Wind
N 4 kn
Temp
30°C

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 shollow
Energy
387kJ
Wind
NNW 8 kn
Temp
29°C

Wed 4 · 73 out of 100

Swell
3 ft14 shollow
Energy
416kJ
Wind
NE 4 kn
Temp
28°C

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Swell
4 ft13 shollow
Energy
401kJ
Wind
NE 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Fri 6 · 57 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 shollow
Energy
246kJ
Wind
NNE 5 kn
Temp
28°C

Sat 7 · 44 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 shollow
Energy
110kJ
Wind
N 4 kn
Temp
30°C

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Swell
3 ft11 shollow
Energy
258kJ
Wind
SE 1 kn
Temp
28°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 157, fair
  2. Mon 244, poor
  3. Tue 351, fair
  4. Wed 473, good
  5. Thu 577, good
  6. Fri 657, fair
  7. Sat 744, too small
  8. Sun 872, good
  9. Mon 955, fair
  10. Tue 1035, 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.

San Pedrito does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Pedrito, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov57, fair5 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.)711kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots29°C
Mon 2Nov44, poor5 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.)631kJwind from the north, 4 knots30°C
Tue 3Nov51, fair4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.)387kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots29°C
Wed 4Nov73, good3 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.)416kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 5Nov77, good4 ft13 shollow5 ft at break (est.)401kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 6Nov57, fair3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)246kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 7Nov44, too small3 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)110kJwind from the north, 4 knots30°C
Sun 8Nov72, good3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)258kJwind from the south-east, 1 knot28°C
Mon 9Nov55, fair3 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)208kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots28°C
Tue 10Nov35, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the south-west, 3 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

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 03:25 +0.1 mLow 06:15 +0.1 mHigh 12:53 +0.4 mLow 21:00 −0.5 m
  • 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

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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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

Closest

El Pescadero

6 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in El Pescadero · Booking.com

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.

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