Irta, Spain

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Vinaròs, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 25 km.

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About Irta

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

The spot faces SE (127°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (307°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 97). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Vinaròs, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 25 km.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 30 from the airport to Irta.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Vinaròs, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CDT (CDT), 25 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Irta, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	2 ft6 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	16°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft6 smushy	220kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 s	1kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	27, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 30 by road. About 16h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Irta
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Irta
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 1 ft at 4 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Irta
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 1 ft at 3 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 30 by road. About 16h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £795–£1,545 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 BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£430–£895
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£80–£130
Food	7 days eating out	£175–£330
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£75–£125
Total		£795–£1,545

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

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