Playa del Inglés
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
8Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: too small (3 ft swell at 7 s), onshore wind, 13 kn (23 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NE 1 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ESE 2 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 s
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- WNW 9 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 93kJ
- Wind
- W 13 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 46, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 66, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 916, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 1110, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Playa del Inglés does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft12 s1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft12 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft11 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | offshorewind from the west, 6 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-east, 1 knot | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft8 s1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 93kJ | offshorewind from the west, 13 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 78kJ | offshorewind from the west, 9 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 47kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 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 00:12 −0.4 mHigh 06:44 +0.6 mLow 13:28 −0.6 mHigh 19:51 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:46 −0.4 mHigh 08:09 +0.7 mLow 14:50 −0.6 mHigh 21:07 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:06 −0.5 mHigh 09:20 +0.7 mLow 15:52 −0.7 mHigh 22:05 +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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Playa del Inglés
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (129°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (309°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 100). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Maspalomas, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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$1,070–US$2,030 each
about US$1,070–US$2,030 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 2 November 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$463–US$959 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$101–US$168 |
| Total | about US$1,070–US$2,030 |
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
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about US$81/nightcountry average
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About US$81 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LPA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 50 min by road
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