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La Zenia, Spain

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

Also within 20 km of Torrevieja

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About La Zenia

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

The spot faces E (109°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (289°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, 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, February, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Torrevieja, 7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 7 flights a week that month.

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 05 from the airport to La Zenia.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TorreviejaAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21 ft4 smushy2kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct273 ft4 smushy35kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct41 ft4 smushy3kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct61 ft5 smushy4kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct21 ft3 smushy1kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct162 ft4 smushy8kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft4 s1kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct21 ft3 smushy1kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct0under 1 ft5 s1kJ24°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 17h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: under 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 1h 05 by road. About 17h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Torrevieja each day: La Zenia, Punta Prima.

The trip from Torrevieja, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £980–£1,855 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 ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
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£980–£1,855

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

Places to eat near Torrevieja

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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