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Spanish Mediterranean coast at Miami Platja (aerial view)
Miami Platja, the nearest town. Photo: Carcharoth (Commons), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Miami Platja

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

37Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s, 3 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 67 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
72kJ
Wind
NNW 6 kn
Temp
11°C

Wed 4 · 44 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
28kJ
Wind
NW 7 kn
Temp
15°C

Thu 5 · 20 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
16kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 42 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
42kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 20 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
14kJ
Wind
SSE 2 kn
Temp
17°C

Sun 8 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
1kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
19°C

Mon 9 · 13 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 smushy
Energy
2kJ
Wind
E 2 kn
Temp
19°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 268, good
  2. Tue 367, good
  3. Wed 444, too small
  4. Thu 520, too small
  5. Fri 642, too small
  6. Sat 720, too small
  7. Sun 810, too small
  8. Mon 913, too small
  9. Tue 1029, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 1–6 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Miami Platja, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov68, good4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)82kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore17°C
Tue 3Nov67, good4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore11°C
Wed 4Nov44, too small3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 5Nov20, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)16kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Fri 6Nov42, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)42kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov20, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots17°C
Sun 8Nov10, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)1kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots19°C
Mon 9Nov13, too small1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east, 2 knots19°C
Tue 10Nov29, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the south, 3 knots19°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 NovHigh 00:02 −0.0 mLow 04:39 −0.0 mHigh 13:59 +0.1 mLow 22:26 −0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 01:51 −0.0 mLow 07:31 −0.0 mHigh 15:03 +0.1 mLow 23:04 −0.0 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:02 +0.0 mLow 09:34 −0.0 mHigh 16:00 +0.1 mLow 23:37 −0.1 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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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Miami Platja

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

The spot faces SE (134°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (314°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Miami Platja, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 1 dive site and 1 mountain bike area.

Water about 19°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$1,080–US$2,060 each

about US$1,080–US$2,060 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 REU, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$482–US$1,000
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$54–US$94
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$1,080–US$2,060

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

Miami Platja

about 5 min by car · 31 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 31 places to stay in Miami Platja · Booking.com

About Miami Platja 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 45m

About 17h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → REU, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB), then 45 min by road

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