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Ponte da ria, Spain

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

Also within 20 km of Ribadeo

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Ribadeo, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ponte da ria

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

The spot faces N (8°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (188°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Ribadeo, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OVD, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → OVD · Skyscanner from about £395 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Ponte da ria.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in RibadeoAd

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

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

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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 Ribadeo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ribadeo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Ponte da ria on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct154 ft6 smushy115kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct203 ft5 smushy42kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct544 ft11 shollow354kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct010 ft8 scrumbling1,123kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft9 scrumbling1,093kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct014 ft10 scrumbling4,034kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct08 ft9 scrumbling934kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct08 ft10 scrumbling1,178kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct010 ft10 scrumbling1,898kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct07 ft9 scrumbling734kJ20°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 OVD, changing at DUB, then 1h 45 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Peñarronda

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OVD, changing at DUB, then 1h 45 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Ribadeo each day: Los Castros, Peñarronda, Ponte da ria, Rinlo.

The trip from Ribadeo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £945–£1,785 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 OVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£395–£825
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
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£945–£1,785

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

Places to eat near Ribadeo

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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