Playa cueva
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 5 s
Tue 3 · 65 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 76kJ
- Wind
- SSE 3 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Thu 5 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 94kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 59kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sun 8 · 17 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 257, fair
- Tue 365, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 636, too small
- Sat 727, too small
- Sun 817, too small
- Mon 98, too small
- Tue 107, too small
- Wed 1128, too small
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 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in Sep3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 160kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 65, good | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | 4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | 3 ft8 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 36, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 59kJ | offshorewind from the south, 4 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 17, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | offshorewind from the south, 4 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 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 09:59 +1.2 mLow 16:29 −1.2 mHigh 22:56 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:54 −0.9 mHigh 11:23 +1.2 mLow 17:48 −1.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:14 +1.0 mLow 06:11 −1.0 mHigh 12:35 +1.3 mLow 18:55 −1.3 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 Sep
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
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 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.
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About Playa cueva
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (321°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (141°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cueva, 0 km away (1 min by car).
Water about 16°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$1,100–US$2,070 each
about US$1,100–US$2,070 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to OVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$450–US$933 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$107–US$174 |
| 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$1,100–US$2,070 |
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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1 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$81/nightcountry average
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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 40m
About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OVD, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 55 min by road
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