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Francisqui, Venezuela

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 160 km away.

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About Francisqui

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

The spot faces N (8°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (188°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. 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 bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 160 km away. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°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 Midway International Airport (MDW) to CCS, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Francisqui.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 160 km away.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Francisqui, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small2 ft4 s15kJwind from the east, 12 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small2 ft5 s23kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft5 s30kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small2 ft5 s20kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small2 ft5 s18kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small3 ft5 s27kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct23, poor3 ft4 s31kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Mon 26Oct21, too small3 ft5 s29kJwind from the east, 11 knots29°C
Tue 27Oct28, too small3 ft5 s30kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°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. 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CCS, changing at MIA, then 3h by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CCS, changing at MIA, then 3h by road. About 15h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £600–£1,150 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CCS, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£275–£575
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£600–£1,150

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

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