Benicassim, Spain

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vinaròs, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 19 km.

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About Benicassim

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

The spot faces SE (132°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (312°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 179). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vinaròs, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 19 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CDT, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Benicassim.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Vinaròs, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 19 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Benicassim, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft4 s	0kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	20°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	22°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CDT, changing at MAD, then 40 min by road. About 17h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CDT, changing at MAD, then 40 min by road. About 17h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £745–£1,465 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to CDT, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£430–£890
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£55
Food	7 days eating out	£175–£330
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£75–£125
Total		£745–£1,465

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

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