Playa de Salinas
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (4 ft swell at 10 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 242kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 45kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 60kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 132, too small
- Mon 221, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 106, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Playa de Salinas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 32, too small | 5 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 448kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 21, too small | 4 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 242kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | offshorewind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 60kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 119kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:25 +0.8 mLow 11:58 −0.7 mHigh 18:21 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:15 −0.5 mHigh 06:48 +0.7 mLow 13:28 −0.7 mHigh 19:51 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:47 −0.5 mHigh 08:12 +0.7 mLow 14:50 −0.7 mHigh 21:07 +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.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Playa de Salinas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (189°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (9°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Esquinzo, 5.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.
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$1,110–US$2,100 each
about US$1,110–US$2,100 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 FUE, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$965 |
| 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$2,100 |
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
10 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Esquinzo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Costa Calma on Booking.com
31 min by car · 61 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 19h 45m
About 19h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FUE, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 25m by road
Flights ORD → FUE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.