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Las Gaviotas
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: too small (2 ft swell at 5 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- SSW 1 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 55, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 74, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 107, too small
- Wed 1118, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Las Gaviotas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft7 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 23°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 00:28 −0.5 mHigh 06:57 +0.7 mLow 13:38 −0.6 mHigh 20:02 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:59 −0.4 mHigh 08:21 +0.7 mLow 14:59 −0.7 mHigh 21:18 +0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 03:18 −0.5 mHigh 09:32 +0.8 mLow 16:02 −0.8 mHigh 22:16 +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.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Las Gaviotas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (148°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (328°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is San Cristobal de la Laguna. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,040–US$1,970 each
about US$1,040–US$1,970 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 TFN, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$456–US$946 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$60 |
| 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$1,040–US$1,970 |
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 30 min by car · 34 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
About San Cristobal de la Laguna its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Punta Del Hidalgo on Booking.com
about 30 min by car · 7 places to stay
- Beds in Tegueste on Booking.com
about 30 min by car · 4 places to stay
Nearest beds: San Cristobal de la Laguna, 15 km (about 30 min by car)
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 19h 10m
About 19h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → TFN, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 35 min by road
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