Isla Santa Marina
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Tue 3 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- SSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 ssoft
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Thu 5 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 84kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 24kJ
- Wind
- NNE 1 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 s
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 219, too small
- Tue 326, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 516, too small
- Fri 611, too small
- Sat 78, too small
- Sun 87, too small
- Mon 93, too small
- Tue 102, too small
- Wed 118, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft10 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 163kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 26, too small | 4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft12 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the north, 2 knots | 13°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft10 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 84kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 24kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 s1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft10 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 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 03:31 −1.0 mHigh 10:01 +1.2 mLow 16:28 −1.2 mHigh 22:58 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:53 −1.0 mHigh 11:26 +1.2 mLow 17:49 −1.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:16 +1.0 mLow 06:11 −1.1 mHigh 12:39 +1.4 mLow 18:57 −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 and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Isla Santa Marina
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (353°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (173°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 175). 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 Santander, 6.6 km away (33 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.
Water about 17°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$1,020–US$1,950 each
about US$1,020–US$1,950 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to SDR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$953 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$34 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$208–US$349 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$235–US$443 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$101–US$168 |
| Total | about US$1,020–US$1,950 |
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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about US$81/nightcountry average
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Getting there: about 17h 05m
About 17h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → SDR, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 25 min by road
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