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Playa de San Juan o de Bajamar (36864)
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Bajamar

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

31Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: 7 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 31 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 shollow
Energy
224kJ
Wind
ENE 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 shollow
Energy
37kJ
Wind
N 1 kn
Temp
21°C

Thu 5 · 21 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
152kJ
Wind
NNW 1 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 18 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
97kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
35kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
66kJ
Wind
ESE 2 kn
Temp
24°C

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 shollow
Energy
670kJ
Wind
ESE 4 kn
Temp
23°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 262, good
  2. Tue 331, too small
  3. Wed 412, too small
  4. Thu 521, too small
  5. Fri 618, too small
  6. Sat 711, too small
  7. Sun 816, too small
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1058, fair
  10. Wed 1114, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Oct–Jan2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bajamar, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov62, good6 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.)595kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 3Nov31, too small4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.)224kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots21°C
Wed 4Nov12, too small2 ft7 shollow3 ft at break (est.)37kJwind from the north, 1 knot21°C
Thu 5Nov21, too small3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.)152kJwind from the north-north-west, 1 knot22°C
Fri 6Nov18, too small2 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.)97kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov11, too small2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.)35kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Sun 8Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)66kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, offshore24°C
Mon 9Nov75, good7 ft9 shollow8 ft at break (est.)670kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 10Nov58, fair8 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.)1,002kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot21°C
Wed 11Nov14, poor6 ft11 shollow9 ft at break (est.)937kJwind from the west, 8 knots21°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 00:29 −0.5 mHigh 06:59 +0.7 mLow 13:41 −0.6 mHigh 20:04 +0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 02:02 −0.4 mHigh 08:23 +0.7 mLow 15:02 −0.7 mHigh 21:20 +0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 03:20 −0.5 mHigh 09:34 +0.8 mLow 16:05 −0.8 mHigh 22:18 +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.

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Playa de San Juan o de Bajamar
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About Bajamar

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (326°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (146°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, October, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Cristobal de la Laguna, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

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$1,020–US$1,940 each

about US$1,020–US$1,940 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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to TFN, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$456–US$946
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$349
Food7 days eating outabout US$235–US$443
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$101–US$168
Totalabout US$1,020–US$1,940

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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Getting there: about 19h

About 19h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → TFN, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 30 min by road

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