Zahara Redtuna
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- S 0 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- ESE 17 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 134, too small
- Mon 231, too small
- Tue 39, too small
- Wed 413, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 930, too small
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 141kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 13, too small | 1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft9 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | wind from the south, 0 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 30, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 400kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 21 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 00:49 −0.6 mHigh 07:23 +0.7 mLow 13:37 −0.7 mHigh 20:13 +0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:06 −0.5 mHigh 08:43 +0.7 mLow 15:04 −0.6 mHigh 21:36 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:34 −0.5 mHigh 10:03 +0.7 mLow 16:28 −0.7 mHigh 22:50 +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.
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).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
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- Playa de los alemanes 4.7 km away
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- El Palmar 22.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Zahara Redtuna
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (226°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (46°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Barbate. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,120–US$2,110 each
about US$1,120–US$2,110 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 XRY, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$978 |
| 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$1,120–US$2,110 |
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
14 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Bolonia its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Barbate on Booking.com
23 min by car · 1 place to stay
- Beds in Zahora on Booking.com
34 min by car · 39 places to stay
Nearest beds: Barbate, 13 km (about 25 min by car)
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 20m
About 18h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → XRY, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → XRY on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.