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Banyuls bay, France

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Also within 20 km of Banyuls-sur-Mer

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Banyuls bay. Photo: Alan Mattingly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Banyuls bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (61°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (241°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Banyuls-sur-Mer, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 dive sites.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Banyuls bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Banyuls-sur-Mer · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Banyuls-sur-Mer · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Near Banyuls bay, 4 km away

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11 ft4 shollow4kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct83 ft4 smushy24kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct84 ft6 smushy83kJ16°C
Wed 21Oct41 ft5 shollow7kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct52 ft3 smushy5kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct11 ft5 shollow3kJ18°C
Sat 24Oct22 ft3 smushy6kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct21 ft4 shollow2kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct72 ft4 shollow9kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct11 ft2 s0kJ17°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 05 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 05 by road. About 16h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Banyuls-sur-Mer each day: Banyuls bay, Paulilles.

The trip from Banyuls-sur-Mer, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,150 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,150–£2,150

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Banyuls-sur-Mer

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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