playa La Espasa
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 54kJ
- Wind
- SW 1 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Thu 5 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- E 1 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Mon 9 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 211, too small
- Tue 324, too small
- Wed 424, too small
- Thu 511, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 93, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft | 109kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 24, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 54kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 24, too small | 3 ft5 smushy | 44kJ | wind from the north, 1 knot | 12°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft11 ssoft | 50kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft | 40kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft | 19kJ | wind from the east, 2 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft | 16kJ | wind from the east, 1 knot | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft3 s | 1kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | under 1 ft10 s | 0kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 21°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 03:30 −1.0 mHigh 09:59 +1.2 mLow 16:28 −1.2 mHigh 22:55 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:52 −1.0 mHigh 11:23 +1.2 mLow 17:48 −1.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:14 +1.0 mLow 06:10 −1.1 mHigh 12:36 +1.4 mLow 18:56 −1.4 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
No month stands out
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
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of playa La Espasa
More surf near here
3 places
- Playa de Vega 6.2 km away
- Ribadesella 12.6 km away
- Rodiles 14.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About playa La Espasa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (20°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (200°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 114). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Colunga, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car).
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
about 10 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Colunga its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Ribadesella on Booking.com
about 25 min by car · 39 places to stay
- Beds in Villaviciosa on Booking.com
about 35 min by car · 25 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 10m
About 18h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OVD, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → OVD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.