Playa socorro
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
18Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 183kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 42kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 89kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 74kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- NE 4 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Mon 9 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 166kJ
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 328, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 517, too small
- Fri 617, too small
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 812, too small
- Mon 919, too small
- Tue 1068, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Nov–Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 5 ft10 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 456kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 28, too small | 4 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 183kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 42kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 89kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 74kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 19, too small | 4 ft8 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 166kJ | wind from the north-west, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 68, good | 7 ft8 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 583kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 20°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 00:27 −0.5 mHigh 06:57 +0.7 mLow 13:39 −0.6 mHigh 20:02 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:59 −0.4 mHigh 08:21 +0.7 mLow 15:00 −0.7 mHigh 21:18 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:18 −0.5 mHigh 09:32 +0.8 mLow 16:03 −0.8 mHigh 22:16 +0.7 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 Nov–Jan
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
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 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 and its town
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More surf near here
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Playa socorro
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (344°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (164°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in May and June, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Los Realejos, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 23°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$2,080 each
about US$1,110–US$2,080 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 TFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$945 |
| 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$2,080 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Los Realejos its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Puerto de la Cruz on Booking.com
about 10 min by car · 134 places to stay
- Beds in Los Silos on Booking.com
about 40 min by car · 9 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 35m
About 18h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFS, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h by road
Flights ORD → TFS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.