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playa de mujer, Spain

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Luftbild El Cotillo mit Castillo de El Toston, Westküste - 51499994362
El Cotillo, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: Dirk Vorderstraße, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About playa de mujer

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

The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually October, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is El Cotillo.

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 19 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to playa de mujer.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: El Cotillo, 13 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer playa de mujer: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in El Cotillo, 13 km away on Booking.com →

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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 El Cotillo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in El Cotillo · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct284 ft10 smushy320kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct06 ft8 shollow350kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct456 ft8 shollow372kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct564 ft7 shollow120kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct403 ft5 shollow46kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct474 ft9 shollow234kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct494 ft10 shollow341kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct524 ft9 shollow236kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct504 ft9 shollow177kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct533 ft10 shollow202kJ25°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 FUE, changing at MAD, then 45 min by road. About 19h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf playa de mujer

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf playa de mujer

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf playa de mujer

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf playa de mujer

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf playa de mujer

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to FUE, changing at MAD, then 45 min by road. About 19h 05 door to door

The trip from El Cotillo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £920–£1,750 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 FUE, 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£40–£65
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£920–£1,750

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

Places to eat near El Cotillo

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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Getting thereAd

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: El Cotillo, 13 km (about 25 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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