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Bakio, Spain

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Playa de Baquio, País Vasco, España, 2019-08-13, DD 35
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About Bakio

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

The spot faces N (343°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (163°). 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 17). 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 23°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bakio, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 30 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. 50 min from the airport to Bakio, 24 km.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct404 ft5 smushy61kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct232 ft8 shollow41kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct654 ft12 shollow434kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct54 ft8 smushy221kJ15°C
Thu 22Oct09 ft9 scrumbling1,127kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct014 ft11 smushy4,110kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct010 ft9 scrumbling1,385kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct07 ft8 smushy596kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct010 ft10 scrumbling1,728kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct08 ft9 scrumbling822kJ18°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 50 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bakio

    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 29 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 BIO, changing at DUB, then 50 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Bakio each day: Bakio, La central.

The trip from Bakio, 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 Bakio

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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