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San Cosme, Spain

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

Also within 20 km of Foz

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Foz, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Cosme

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

The spot faces N (22°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (202°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 88). 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 20°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. The town to stay in is Foz, 3.1 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 30 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. 2 h from the airport to San Cosme.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in FozAd

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

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct94 ft6 smushy126kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct133 ft5 smushy41kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct284 ft11 ssoft306kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct559 ft8 ssoft1,032kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct678 ft9 ssoft1,118kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct1511 ft11 ssoft2,591kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct678 ft9 ssoft846kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct668 ft10 ssoft1,094kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct619 ft10 ssoft1,502kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct577 ft10 ssoft730kJ22°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 OVD, changing at DUB, then 2h by road. About 18h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Peizas

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 9 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Foz Area

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Peizas

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 11 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Foz Area

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to OVD, changing at DUB, then 2h by road. About 18h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Foz each day: Foz Area, Peizas, San Cosme.

The trip from Foz, 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 Foz

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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