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Salinas
Surf spot · Spain
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (4 ft swell at 10 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 314kJ
- Wind
- N 1 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 156kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 32kJ
- Wind
- SW 1 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 49kJ
- Wind
- SE 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 77kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 130, too small
- Mon 234, too small
- Tue 311, too small
- Wed 47, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 83, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 1016, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Salinas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 30, too small | 5 ft11 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 562kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 34, too small | 4 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 314kJ | offshorewind from the north, 1 knot, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 156kJ | offshorewind from the north, 6 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the south-west, 1 knot | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the south-east, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 77kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft11 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 85kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 7 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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 05:33 +0.8 mLow 12:05 −0.7 mHigh 18:29 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:24 −0.5 mHigh 06:56 +0.7 mLow 13:35 −0.7 mHigh 19:58 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:54 −0.5 mHigh 08:20 +0.8 mLow 14:56 −0.7 mHigh 21:15 +0.6 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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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Salinas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (181°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (1°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in January, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Esquinzo.
Water about 22°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$1,110–US$2,100 each
about US$1,110–US$2,100 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 FUE, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$462–US$965 |
| 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$1,110–US$2,100 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
28 min by car · 27 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Esquinzo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Costa Calma on Booking.com
45 min by car · 61 places to stay
Nearest beds: Esquinzo, 16 km (about 30 min by car)
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 19h 55m
About 19h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → FUE, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 1h 35m by road
Flights ORD → FUE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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