Peñarronda
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
39Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 150kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 63 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Thu 5 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 160, good
- Mon 229, too small
- Tue 342, poor
- Wed 463, good
- Thu 540, too small
- Fri 625, too small
- Sat 720, too small
- Sun 821, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1062, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in Nov3 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 | 60, good | 5 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 384kJ | wind from the east, 1 knot | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 42, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 150kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 63, good | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 13°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 40, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | offshorewind from the south, 5 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | offshorewind from the south, 2 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 62, good | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 243kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 16°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 02:18 −1.1 mHigh 08:40 +1.3 mLow 15:08 −1.2 mHigh 21:30 +0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:32 −1.0 mHigh 10:00 +1.2 mLow 16:30 −1.1 mHigh 22:57 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:54 −0.9 mHigh 11:23 +1.2 mLow 17:49 −1.2 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 in Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Peñarronda
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Peñarronda
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (350°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (170°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Castropol, 4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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$1,100–US$2,060 each
about US$1,100–US$2,060 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 OVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$931 |
| 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$1,100–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
7 min by car · 36 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Castropol its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Tapia de Casariego on Booking.com
8 min by car · 19 places to stay
- Beds in San Cosme on Booking.com
34 min by car · 3 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 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OVD, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 40m by road
Flights ORD → OVD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.