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La Rotonda, Spain

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Also within 20 km of Montgat

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La Rotonda. Photo: Pere López, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Rotonda

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

The spot faces SE (144°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (324°). 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 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Montgat, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 14 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to La Rotonda.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MontgatAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Montgat · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Montgat · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

La Rotonda on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct452 ft5 smushy34kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct232 ft5 smushy11kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct263 ft6 smushy62kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct442 ft5 smushy11kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct231 ft3 smushy3kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct442 ft4 smushy12kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct221 ft4 smushy2kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct382 ft4 smushy11kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct482 ft4 smushy10kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct191 ft4 smushy2kJ19°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

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 45 min by road. About 14h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Montgat

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Montgat

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Montgat

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 1 ft at 3 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf La Rotonda

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 45 min by road. About 14h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Montgat each day: La Rotonda, Montgat.

The trip from Montgat, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £945–£1,800 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 BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£430–£895
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£945–£1,800

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

Places to eat near Montgat

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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