playa La Espasa, Spain
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ribadesella, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OVD (OVD), 67 km.
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About playa La Espasa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces N (20°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (200°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 114). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ribadesella, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OVD (OVD), 67 km.
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 18 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OVD, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).
See flights ORD → OVD · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to playa La Espasa.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ribadesella, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: OVD (OVD), 67 km.
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Forecast
playa La Espasa 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
No forecast for playa La Espasa yet: it refreshes every three hours.
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. 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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to OVD, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 31% of days.
- Wed 21 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 31% of days.
- Thu 22 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 31% of days.
- Fri 23 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 31% of days.
- Sat 24 OctSurf, if the swell comes
No forecast yet. Typical for the time of year: good on 31% of days.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to OVD, changing at DUB, then 1h 30 by road. About 18h door to door
Rough cost
About £760–£1,475 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to OVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £395–£825 |
| 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 | £760–£1,475 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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