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Orio, Spain

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About Orio

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

The spot faces N (357°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (177°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Orio, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights ORD → EAS · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

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

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in OrioAd

    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 Orio · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Orio · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Orio does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct393 ft5 shollow42kJ14°C
Mon 19Oct171 ft8 shollow26kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct462 ft12 shollow167kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct145 ft7 shollow202kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft9 shollow582kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct011 ft10 shollow2,174kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct07 ft9 shollow772kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct06 ft10 shollow639kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct07 ft10 shollow875kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct335 ft9 shollow405kJ20°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 EAS, changing at MAD, then 50 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Orio

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Orio

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to EAS, changing at MAD, then 50 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

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Rough cost

About £930–£1,765 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 EAS, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£855
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£80
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£930–£1,765

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

Places to eat near Orio

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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