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El Bombo, Spain

Stay in Fuengirola: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Fuengirola

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Málaga, the wider area. Photo: Gruban, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About El Bombo

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

The spot faces SE (156°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (336°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 81). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in January, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually January, May, June and August, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fuengirola, 7.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS). About 4 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → AGP · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to El Bombo.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct211 ft3 smushy1kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct251 ft3 smushy2kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct4under 1 ft4 s0kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct251 ft4 smushy3kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct101 ft2 smushy0kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct351 ft4 smushy4kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct151 ft3 smushy1kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct91 ft3 s0kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct201 ft4 smushy3kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct141 ft3 smushy1kJ23°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to AGP, changing at LIS, then 45 min by road. About 17h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Fuengirola

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf El Bombo

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to AGP, changing at LIS, then 45 min by road. About 17h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Fuengirola each day: El Bombo, Fuengirola.

The trip from Fuengirola, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £935–£1,780 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 AGP, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£420–£875
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£45–£75
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£185–£310
Food7 days eating out£175–£330
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£75–£125
Total£935–£1,780

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

Places to eat near Fuengirola

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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