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Kanido

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

14Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: too small (3 ft swell at 8 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 6 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
107kJ
Wind
ENE 16 kn
Temp
14°C

Wed 4 · 12 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
72kJ
Wind
ENE 8 kn
Temp
13°C

Thu 5 · 21 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 shollow
Energy
150kJ
Wind
ESE 2 kn
Temp
12°C

Fri 6 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
45kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
14°C

Sat 7 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
18°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
34kJ
Wind
SE 9 kn
Temp
17°C

Mon 9 · 23 out of 100

Swell
3 ft8 smushy
Energy
124kJ
Wind
SSW 12 kn
Temp
16°C

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

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 36, too small
  2. Wed 412, too small
  3. Thu 521, too small
  4. Fri 610, too small
  5. Sat 79, too small
  6. Sun 86, too small
  7. Mon 923, too small
  8. Tue 1041, too small
  9. Wed 1148, fair

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 6–20 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kanido, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3Nov6, too small4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)107kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots14°C
Wed 4Nov12, too small4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots13°C
Thu 5Nov21, too small3 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.)150kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots12°C
Fri 6Nov10, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)45kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore14°C
Sat 7Nov9, too small1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore18°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small2 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)34kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots17°C
Mon 9Nov23, too small3 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)124kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 10Nov41, too small5 ft8 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)300kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore17°C
Wed 11Nov48, fair6 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)438kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore17°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

  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:42 −0.8 mHigh 11:11 +1.1 mLow 17:40 −1.1 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 00:02 +0.9 mLow 06:00 −0.9 mHigh 12:23 +1.2 mLow 18:46 −1.2 m
  • Thu 5 NovHigh 01:04 +1.1 mLow 07:04 −1.1 mHigh 13:22 +1.4 mLow 19:40 −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.

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About Kanido

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

The spot faces NE (27°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (207°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Malpica, 0.5 km away (4 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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$1,090–US$2,050 each

about US$1,090–US$2,050 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to LCG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$443–US$919
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$107–US$174
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$1,090–US$2,050

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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Closest

Malpica

4 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$81/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Malpica · Booking.com

About Malpica its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$81 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 50m

About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → LCG, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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