La Guancha
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NNE 3 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 75kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- NNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- SW 17 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 271, good
- Tue 362, good
- Wed 431, too small
- Thu 551, fair
- Fri 634, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 822, too small
- Mon 946, fair
- Tue 1029, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
La Guancha does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 4 ft10 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 265kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 62, good | 3 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 75kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 14 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 46, fair | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 17 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 29, poor | 5 ft8 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 309kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:26 −0.5 mHigh 06:58 +0.7 mLow 13:38 −0.7 mHigh 20:02 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:58 −0.5 mHigh 08:21 +0.7 mLow 14:59 −0.7 mHigh 21:17 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:17 −0.6 mHigh 09:32 +0.8 mLow 16:02 −0.8 mHigh 22:15 +0.7 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 Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La Guancha
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (0°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (180°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). 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 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Gáldar, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 dive site.
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$2,090 each
about US$1,110–US$2,090 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 LPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| 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$2,090 |
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
about 5 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Gáldar its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Moya on Booking.com
about 20 min by car · 5 places to stay
- Beds in Firgas on Booking.com
about 20 min by car · 9 places to stay
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 30m
About 18h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LPA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h by road
Flights ORD → LPA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.