El chanquete, Spain

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Torremolinos, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), 14 km.

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About El chanquete

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

The spot faces S (169°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (349°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Torremolinos, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), 14 km.

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 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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.
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to El chanquete.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Torremolinos, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), 14 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El chanquete, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	20°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Mon 26Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	8, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to AGP, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 17h door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 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
Rest day
Too small: under 1 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to AGP, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 17h door to door

Rough cost

About £730–£1,435 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 AGP, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£420–£875
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£40
Food	7 days eating out	£175–£330
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£75–£125
Total		£730–£1,435

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

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