Hermigua
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 119kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 57kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- ENE 1 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 45kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- SSE 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 128, too small
- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 413, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 84, too small
- Mon 98, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 214kJ | offshorewind from the south, 6 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | offshorewind from the south, 2 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the west, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the south, 2 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:25 +0.7 mLow 12:00 −0.6 mHigh 18:23 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:16 −0.4 mHigh 06:48 +0.6 mLow 13:30 −0.6 mHigh 19:54 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:49 −0.4 mHigh 08:13 +0.7 mLow 14:52 −0.6 mHigh 21:11 +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
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hermigua
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (27°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (207°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 2). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 20°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Hermigua, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car).
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$1,110–US$2,080 each
about US$1,110–US$2,080 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 TFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| 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$1,110–US$2,080 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Hermigua
4 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Hermigua 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 19h
About 19h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → TFS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.