Platja de Sant Pol, Spain

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Palamós, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 27 km.

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About Platja de Sant Pol

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

The spot faces SE (150°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (330°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). 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 26°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Palamós, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 27 km.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h from the airport to Platja de Sant Pol.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Palamós, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 27 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Platja de Sant Pol, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	15°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	16°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	3 ft4 smushy	31kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	20°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h by road. About 15h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Platja de Sant Pol
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 2h by road. About 15h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,545 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 ORD to BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£430–£895
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£175–£330
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£75–£125
Total		£795–£1,545

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

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