Palma Real, Honduras

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utila, is 52 km away. Nearest airport: LCE (LCE), 38 km.

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About Palma Real

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

The spot faces N (352°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (172°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 156). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually December, with about 4 good days in 7; in May, July and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utila, is 52 km away. Nearest airport: LCE (LCE), 38 km.

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to RTB, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Palma Real.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Utila, is 52 km away. Nearest airport: LCE (LCE), 38 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Palma Real, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	1 ft6 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	33, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	48, good	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	28°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to RTB, changing at ATL, then 1h 15 by road. About 12h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Palma Real
Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Palma Real
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Palma Real
Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to RTB, changing at ATL, then 1h 15 by road. About 12h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £545–£1,030 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to RTB, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£220–£455
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£545–£1,030

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

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