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Barbate
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
4Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- W 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- ESE 14 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- ESE 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Mon 9 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 32, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 70, too small
- Sun 80, too small
- Mon 94, too small
- Tue 1018, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Barbate does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too small | 1 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too small | under 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 4, too small | 4 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 18, poor | 10 ft9 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 1,385kJ | wind from the south-west, 22 knots | 20°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 02:06 −0.5 mHigh 08:43 +0.7 mLow 15:04 −0.6 mHigh 21:36 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:34 −0.5 mHigh 10:03 +0.7 mLow 16:28 −0.7 mHigh 22:50 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:53 −0.6 mHigh 11:12 +0.8 mLow 17:35 −0.7 mHigh 23:49 +0.7 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Barbate
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (173°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (353°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 123). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Barbate, 4.5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,120–US$2,110 each
about US$1,120–US$2,110 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 ORD to XRY, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$978 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$348 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$234–US$442 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$100–US$167 |
| Total | about US$1,120–US$2,110 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 10 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Barbate its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Zahora on Booking.com
about 20 min by car · 39 places to stay
- Beds in Bolonia on Booking.com
about 35 min by car · 11 places to stay
About US$80 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 18h 20m
About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → XRY, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → XRY on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.