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BOGATELL

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

39Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 67 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
69kJ
Wind
WSW 3 kn
Temp
15°C

Tue 3 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
ENE 13 kn
Temp
14°C

Wed 4 · 21 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
12kJ
Wind
NNE 4 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 60 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
50kJ
Wind
NNW 4 kn
Temp
16°C

Fri 6 · 40 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
34kJ
Wind
S 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 17 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 smushy
Energy
7kJ
Wind
NNW 1 kn
Temp
17°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
1 ft4 s
Energy
1kJ
Wind
E 4 kn
Temp
18°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 126, too small
  2. Mon 267, good
  3. Tue 36, too small
  4. Wed 421, too small
  5. Thu 560, good
  6. Fri 640, too small
  7. Sat 717, too small
  8. Sun 86, too small
  9. Mon 98, too small
  10. Tue 1011, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–6 ftof swell
  • Water 18 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at BOGATELL, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov26, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Mon 2Nov67, good4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)69kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots15°C
Tue 3Nov6, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots14°C
Wed 4Nov21, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°C
Thu 5Nov60, good3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)50kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore16°C
Fri 6Nov40, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the south, 3 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov17, too small1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)7kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the east, 4 knots18°C
Mon 9Nov8, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot19°C
Tue 10Nov11, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°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 04:01 −0.0 mHigh 13:09 +0.1 mLow 21:51 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 00:45 −0.0 mLow 04:24 −0.0 mHigh 14:18 +0.1 mLow 22:40 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:53 −0.0 mLow 04:47 −0.0 mHigh 05:59 −0.0 mLow 08:34 −0.0 mHigh 15:21 +0.1 mLow 23:19 −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.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of BOGATELL

Aerial view of Nova Icària Beach and Playa de Bogatell in Barcelona, Spain
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aerial view of Nova Icària Beach in Barcelona, Spain
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barcelona-villa olimpica - panoramio
Photo: Gerardo nuñez, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About BOGATELL

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

The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Barcelona, 2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.

Water about 18°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$1,070–US$2,020 each

about US$1,070–US$2,020 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 ORD to BCN, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$33–US$54
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$100–US$167
Totalabout US$1,070–US$2,020

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

Closest

Barcelona

4 min by car · 994 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 994 places to stay in Barcelona · Booking.com

About Barcelona its beds, food and every spot near it

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 17h 25m

About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BCN, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 35 min by road

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