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Oliva beach, Spain

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Olivia Strand - panoramio
Near Oliva beach, 2 km away. Photo: ChristofUllrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Oliva beach

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

The spot faces NE (46°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (226°). 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 650 m out (1 in 64). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°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, February and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oliva, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports 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 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Oliva beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in OlivaAd

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

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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 Oliva · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Oliva · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct541 ft3 smushy3kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft7 smushy269kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct552 ft5 smushy11kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct351 ft5 smushy3kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct502 ft3 smushy5kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct261 ft3 smushy2kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct592 ft4 smushy15kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct271 ft5 smushy3kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct101 ft2 s0kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct461 ft5 smushy6kJ21°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

    Fly ORD to VLC, changing at MAD, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Oliva beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Oliva beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 1 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Oliva beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Oliva beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 1 ft at 3 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Oliva beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 4 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to VLC, changing at MAD, then 1h 35 by road. About 18h 05 door to door

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Rough cost

About £980–£1,850 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 VLC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£890
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–£1,850

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

Places to eat near Oliva

  • Soqueta restaurantSeafood · 1.6 km from the centre
  • McDonald'sBurger · 1.9 km from the centre
  • Nou Fase RestauranteBar and grill · 2.0 km from the centre
  • La DunaBurger · 1.4 km from the centre
  • La SotaMediterranean · 1.6 km from the centre
  • La NansaMediterranean · 1.7 km from the centre

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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