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depuradora

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

21Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 6 ft swell at 8 s, onshore wind, 24 kn (44 km/h)

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft14 shollow
Energy
91kJ
Wind
ENE 7 kn
Temp
17°C

Wed 4 · 20 out of 100

Swell
2 ft11 shollow
Energy
123kJ
Wind
NNE 0 kn
Temp
14°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
153kJ
Wind
WSW 4 kn
Temp
13°C

Fri 6 · 18 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
74kJ
Wind
ESE 7 kn
Temp
15°C

Sat 7 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 shollow
Energy
30kJ
Wind
S 19 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 9 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
47kJ
Wind
S 22 kn
Temp
18°C

Mon 9 · 31 out of 100

Swell
6 ft8 smushy
Energy
389kJ
Wind
SSE 24 kn
Temp
17°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 232, too small
  2. Tue 311, too small
  3. Wed 420, too small
  4. Thu 525, too small
  5. Fri 618, too small
  6. Sat 713, too small
  7. Sun 89, too small
  8. Mon 931, poor
  9. Tue 1033, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at depuradora, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov32, too small4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.)255kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore17°C
Tue 3Nov11, too small2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.)91kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots17°C
Wed 4Nov20, too small2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.)123kJwind from the north-north-east, 0 knots14°C
Thu 5Nov25, too small3 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.)153kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots13°C
Fri 6Nov18, too small2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)74kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Sat 7Nov13, too small2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the south, 19 knots, offshore16°C
Sun 8Nov9, too small3 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the south, 22 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 9Nov31, poor6 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)389kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, offshore17°C
Tue 10Nov33, poor7 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)558kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots16°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 03:00 −0.8 mHigh 09:29 +1.0 mLow 16:02 −1.0 mHigh 22:26 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:25 −0.8 mHigh 10:51 +1.0 mLow 17:22 −1.0 mHigh 23:43 +0.8 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 05:43 −0.9 mHigh 12:03 +1.1 mLow 18:28 −1.2 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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Photos of depuradora

Cabo Silleiro. Galiza S1
Near depuradora. Photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cañón Vickers
Near depuradora. Photo: Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cañón Vickers y búnker de telemetría
Near depuradora. Photo: Contando Estrelas from Vigo, España / Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About depuradora

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

The spot faces NW (314°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (134°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in June, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Baiona, 4 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 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$1,050–US$1,980 each

about US$1,050–US$1,980 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 VGO, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$442–US$918
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
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$1,050–US$1,980

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

Baiona

7 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Baiona · Booking.com

About Baiona 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 35m

About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → VGO, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 min by road

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