Boca de Yumuri, Cuba

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Santiago de Cuba, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: BCA (BCA), 23 km.

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About Boca de Yumuri

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

The spot faces N (349°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (169°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Santiago de Cuba, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: BCA (BCA), 23 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SCU, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).
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Getting there. 3 h 10 from the airport to Boca de Yumuri.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Santiago de Cuba, is 163 km away. Nearest airport: BCA (BCA), 23 km.
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Forecast

Boca de Yumuri does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boca de Yumuri, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 shollow	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft11 shollow	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	3 ft10 shollow	129kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	2 ft8 shollow	69kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	2 ft9 shollow	41kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	1 ft8 shollow	20kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 26Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 shollow	107kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 27Oct	36, fair	2 ft9 shollow	99kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	24°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 MDW to SCU, changing at MIA, then 3h 10 by road. About 13h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Boca de Yumuri
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SCU, changing at MIA, then 3h 10 by road. About 13h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,010 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 MDW to SCU, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£210–£435
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£535–£1,010

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

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