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Maspalomas, Spain

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Maspalomas. Photo: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Maspalomas

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

The spot faces S (181°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (1°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–16 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 90). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Maspalomas, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LPA, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

    See flights ORD → LPA · Skyscanner from about £405 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Maspalomas.

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  3. Accommodation.

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct72 ft8 smushy24kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct112 ft7 smushy22kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct81 ft10 ssoft36kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct52 ft5 smushy14kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct51 ft8 ssoft14kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct62 ft7 smushy35kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct102 ft7 smushy45kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct193 ft5 smushy41kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct82 ft5 smushy23kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft8 smushy11kJ25°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LPA, changing at LIS, then 50 min by road. About 18h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LPA, changing at LIS, then 50 min by road. About 18h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Maspalomas each day: Arguineguin, Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés, Playa Del Majar.

The trip from Maspalomas, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £925–£1,760 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 LPA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£405–£845
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£85
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£925–£1,760

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

Places to eat near Maspalomas

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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