Cala Mesquida ( Palma), Spain

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ca N Picafort, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PMI (PMI), 63 km.

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About Cala Mesquida ( Palma)

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

The spot faces N (18°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (198°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 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 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ca N Picafort, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PMI (PMI), 63 km.

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 Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to Cala Mesquida ( Palma).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ca N Picafort, 24 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PMI (PMI), 63 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 Cala Mesquida ( Palma), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, poor	4 ft6 smushy	93kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 shollow	26kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 shollow	38kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	4 ft6 shollow	76kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft4 shollow	1kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	6 ft6 smushy	193kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	20°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 shollow	5kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 shollow	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	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
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 55 by road. About 17h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Cala Mesquida ( Palma)
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 0 kn (1 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Cala Mesquida ( Palma)
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 55 by road. About 17h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,545 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 BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£430–£895
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£175–£330
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£75–£125
Total		£795–£1,545

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

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