Punta Umbria
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
7Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 2 ft swell at 4 s
Mon 2 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft13 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft12 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- N 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 116, too small
- Mon 26, too small
- Tue 34, too small
- Wed 43, too small
- Thu 54, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 73, too small
- Sun 819, too small
- Mon 910, poor
- Tue 1016, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 1–6 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Nov–Jan3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft4 s1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft13 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 4, too small | under 1 ft12 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | offshorewind from the north, 4 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 3, too small | under 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, poor | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 22 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the south-west, 20 knots | 19°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 01:00 −0.9 mHigh 07:30 +1.1 mLow 13:55 −1.0 mHigh 20:22 +0.7 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:17 −0.7 mHigh 08:50 +1.0 mLow 15:21 −0.9 mHigh 21:47 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:46 −0.7 mHigh 10:12 +1.0 mLow 16:44 −1.0 mHigh 23:02 +0.8 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 beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Punta Umbria
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (187°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (7°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Punta Umbría, 2.1 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 19°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$2,090 each
about US$1,110–US$2,090 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 FAO, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$958 |
| 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$2,090 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Punta Umbría
4 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Punta Umbría its beds, food and every spot near it
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 17h 55m
About 17h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FAO, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 50m by road
Flights ORD → FAO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.