Palmira
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
5Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (3 ft swell at 5 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 7kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft5 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 12, too small
- Mon 212, too small
- Tue 31, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 53, too small
- Fri 64, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 81, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 108, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft3 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 12, too small | 3 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft5 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft5 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft3 s1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 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 NovLow 03:25 −0.0 mHigh 13:10 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:43 −0.0 mHigh 14:17 +0.1 mLow 23:34 −0.0 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:44 −0.0 mLow 03:35 −0.0 mHigh 15:18 +0.1 mLow 23:38 −0.0 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.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
Palmira on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for experts: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.
One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Photos of Palmira
Strand_am_Morgen_-_panoramio.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
More surf near here
2 places
- Paguera -Tora- 0.5 km away
- Mallorca - Cala Major 13.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Palmira
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (208°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (28°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Paguera, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 climbing area.
Water about 20°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$1,090–US$2,080 each
about US$1,090–US$2,080 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 PMI, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| 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$1,090–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: 2 towns
1 min by car · 78 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Paguera its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Palma on Booking.com
31 min by car · 195 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 17h 40m
About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PMI, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 45 min by road
Flights ORD → PMI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.