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Puerto Cruz, Venezuela

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

Also within 20 km of Playa El Agua

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Nueva Esparta, the wider area. Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Puerto Cruz

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

The spot faces NW (324°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (144°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Playa El Agua, 6 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PMV, changing at El Dorado International Airport (BOG).

    See flights ORD → PMV · Skyscanner from about £285 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Puerto Cruz.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Playa El AguaAd

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

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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 Playa El Agua · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Playa El Agua · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Puerto Cruz does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51 ft10 shollow24kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct42 ft4 smushy8kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct62 ft4 smushy14kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct62 ft4 smushy11kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct62 ft4 smushy10kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct42 ft5 smushy13kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct42 ft6 smushy14kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct62 ft4 smushy13kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct42 ft4 smushy12kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct62 ft5 smushy18kJ29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 45 min by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PMV, changing at BOG, then 45 min by road. About 15h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Playa El Agua each day: Isla Margarita - playa el agua, Isla Margerita - Playa Parguito (Playa Parguito (Isla de Margarita)), Parguito, Puerto Cruz.

The trip from Playa El Agua, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £745–£1,400 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 PMV, estimated from distance and season, changing at BOG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£285–£590
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£40–£70
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£745–£1,400

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

Places to eat near Playa El Agua

  • Asian RestaurantJapanese · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Aguadulce Beach ClubCaribbean · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Moises paraiso tropical0.3 km from the centre

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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