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Playa Laida, Spain

Stay in Mundaka: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Mundaka

  • Mundaka Surf spot · 0.4 km from Mundaka
  • Izaro Surf spot · 2.3 km from Mundaka
  • Laga Surf spot · 3.4 km from Mundaka
  • Bakio Surf spot · 9.2 km from Mundaka
  • La central Surf spot · 13.9 km from Mundaka

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Near Playa Laida. Photo: Telle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Playa Laida

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

The spot faces N (359°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (179°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). 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 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Mundaka, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO), changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 6 flights a week that month.

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

  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Playa Laida.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MundakaAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Mundaka · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Mundaka · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Playa Laida on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct404 ft5 smushy62kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct192 ft8 ssoft39kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct674 ft12 ssoft393kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct95 ft9 ssoft314kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft9 ssoft999kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct014 ft11 ssoft3,884kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct09 ft9 ssoft1,260kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct07 ft8 smushy519kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct010 ft10 ssoft1,536kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft9 ssoft730kJ19°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 BIO, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 17h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Playa Laida

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Laga

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Laga

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BIO, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 17h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Mundaka each day: Izaro, Laga, Mundaka, Playa Laida.

The trip from Mundaka, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £915–£1,740 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 BIO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£850
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£35–£60
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£915–£1,740

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

Places to eat near Mundaka

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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