El dedo
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
24Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (3 ft swell at 10 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 149kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SSW 1 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- N 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 168, good
- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 313, too small
- Wed 423, too small
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 621, too small
- Sat 713, too small
- Sun 814, too small
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1044, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–14 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jan3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 68, good | 4 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 149kJ | offshorewind from the east, 3 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft6 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 163kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 44, too small | 3 ft6 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 22°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 05:17 +0.7 mLow 11:55 −0.6 mHigh 18:19 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:10 −0.4 mHigh 06:41 +0.6 mLow 13:27 −0.5 mHigh 19:50 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:45 −0.4 mHigh 08:06 +0.6 mLow 14:49 −0.6 mHigh 21:06 +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.
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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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Photos of El dedo
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About El dedo
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (238°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (58°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Los Cristianos, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 23°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$1,030–US$1,960 each
about US$1,030–US$1,960 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to TFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| 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$1,030–US$1,960 |
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
3 min by car · 183 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
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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 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → TFS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.