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La caleta
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
37Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 2 ft swell at 4 s
Mon 2 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- E 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 58 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- N 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft4 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 130, too small
- Mon 240, poor
- Tue 358, fair
- Wed 441, poor
- Thu 520, too small
- Fri 635, too small
- Sat 717, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 928, too small
- Tue 1037, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 1–6 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Nov2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 30, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 40, poor | 2 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 58, fair | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, poor | 2 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the north, 9 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 20, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 35, too small | 1 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | under 1 ft4 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 28, too small | 1 ft3 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 37, poor | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 21°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 01:19 −0.1 mHigh 15:45 +0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:16 −0.1 mHigh 16:00 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:21 −0.1 mHigh 15:58 +0.1 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 in Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, 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
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About La caleta
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (151°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (331°). 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 1.1 km out (1 in 115). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Villajoyosa, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.
Water about 20°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$1,140–US$2,140 each
about US$1,140–US$2,140 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 ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| 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$1,140–US$2,140 |
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
6 min by car · 34 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Villajoyosa its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Finestrat on Booking.com
16 min by car · 14 places to stay
- Beds in Benidorm on Booking.com
23 min by car · 278 places to stay
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 35m
About 17h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → ALC on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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