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La Barra
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 4 ft swell at 10 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Mon 2 · 87 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 321kJ
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- S 1 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 69kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 176, good
- Mon 287, good
- Tue 356, fair
- Wed 422, too small
- Thu 528, too small
- Fri 634, too small
- Sat 721, too small
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 934, too small
- Tue 1031, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–14 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–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 | 76, good | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 470kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 87, good | 4 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 321kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 56, fair | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 100kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 23°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 05:33 +0.8 mLow 12:06 −0.7 mHigh 18:30 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:24 −0.5 mHigh 06:56 +0.7 mLow 13:36 −0.7 mHigh 19:59 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:55 −0.5 mHigh 08:19 +0.7 mLow 14:57 −0.7 mHigh 21:15 +0.6 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 Dec–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
- 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
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Barra
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 22°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$1,060–US$2,000 each
about US$1,060–US$2,000 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 LPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$87 |
| 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$1,060–US$2,000 |
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 · 147 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 15m
About 18h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LPA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → LPA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.