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Leira, Spain

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

Also within 20 km of Arteixo

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About Leira

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

The spot faces N (344°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (164°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7; in February and March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Arteixo. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → LCG · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Leira.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Arteixo, 10 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Leira: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Arteixo, 10 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Arteixo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Arteixo · 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 18Oct54 ft7 smushy113kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct103 ft5 smushy47kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct304 ft11 shollow372kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct409 ft9 smushy1,183kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct408 ft9 scrumbling983kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct011 ft9 scrumbling2,072kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct538 ft9 scrumbling781kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct478 ft9 scrumbling1,004kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct628 ft10 scrumbling1,090kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct558 ft9 scrumbling919kJ18°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 LCG, changing at MAD, then 40 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Leira

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 9 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Leira

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Leira

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LCG, changing at MAD, then 40 min by road. About 17h 35 door to door

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Rough cost

About £895–£1,700 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 LCG, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£390–£810
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£895–£1,700

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

Places to eat near Arteixo

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Arteixo, 10 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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