Quadarikiri, Aruba

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sint Nicolaas, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AUA (AUA), 13 km.

Watch this spot We email you when Quadarikiri is worth the trip.

About Quadarikiri

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

The spot faces NE (39°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (219°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Sint Nicolaas, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AUA (AUA), 13 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 9 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to AUA, direct.
See flights ORD → AUA · Skyscanner from about £260 returnAd
Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Quadarikiri.
Car hire · Discover CarsAd
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Sint Nicolaas, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: AUA (AUA), 13 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Quadarikiri · GetYourGuideAd Board and wetsuit hire in Quadarikiri · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Quadarikiri on Google Maps · Directions

Surf spot

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Quadarikiri, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	32°C
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	32°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	31°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	31°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft4 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	31°C
Mon 26Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 shollow	14kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 35 min by road. About 9h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to AUA, then 35 min by road. About 9h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,040 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.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to AUA, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£260–£545
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£20–£35
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£535–£1,040

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.