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Collioure bay, France

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Collioure bay. Photo: Patrick Subotkiewiez from BAZIEGE, FRANCE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Collioure bay

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

The spot faces NE (47°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (227°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 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 12°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 23°C in July, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Collioure, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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 16 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Collioure bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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 Collioure · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Collioure · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct31 ft4 smushy3kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct323 ft4 smushy26kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct414 ft6 smushy81kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct71 ft5 shollow7kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft3 smushy5kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct51 ft5 shollow8kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct51 ft3 smushy3kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct41 ft3 shollow1kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct142 ft4 smushy6kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct31 ft3 s1kJ20°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

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 05 by road. About 16h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Collioure bay

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 05 by road. About 16h 30 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,150 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 BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£105–£175
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£255–£425
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£85–£145
Total£1,150–£2,150

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

Places to eat near Collioure

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