Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (3 ft swell at 8 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 82kJ
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 83kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 94kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 69kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 416, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 712, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 1127, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Rainbows Left 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 | 18, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 82kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 83kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 94kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft8 shollow | 69kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft7 shollow | 56kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft8 shollow | 51kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft9 shollow | 30kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft7 shollow | 95kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft7 shollow | 81kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 27, too small | 4 ft8 shollow | 150kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 27°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 05:09 −0.6 mHigh 11:59 +0.4 mLow 17:34 −0.2 mHigh 23:43 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:31 −0.6 mHigh 13:10 +0.5 mLow 19:10 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:10 +0.5 mLow 07:44 −0.5 mHigh 14:08 +0.6 mLow 20:22 −0.4 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 Rainbows Left
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (205°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (25°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Socorro, 7.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no 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$1,180–US$2,340 each
about US$1,180–US$2,340 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 BXU, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG and MNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$837–US$1,740 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$54–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$107–US$181 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$127–US$234 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$54–US$87 |
| Total | about US$1,180–US$2,340 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Socorro
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about 15 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$40/nightcountry average
About Socorro its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$40 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 32h 40m
About 32h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → BXU, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), then 2h 50m by road
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