Playa de Carraspio, Spain
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Deba, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 34 km.
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About Playa de Carraspio
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces NE (29°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (209°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Deba, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 34 km. 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.
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 returnAdGetting there. 55 min from the airport to Playa de Carraspio.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Deba, 14 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 34 km.
Hire and lessons.
Surf lessons in Playa de Carraspio · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Playa de Carraspio · GetYourGuideAd
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 14, too small | 4 ft5 smushy | 65kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 5, too small | 2 ft4 smushy | 9kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 19, too small | 3 ft12 shollow | 216kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 33, poor | 7 ft8 scrumbling | 686kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots | 14°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 54, good | 7 ft9 scrumbling | 601kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 40, fair | 11 ft10 scrumbling | 2,285kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 52, good | 7 ft9 scrumbling | 754kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 42, fair | 7 ft9 scrumbling | 797kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 64, good | 7 ft10 scrumbling | 955kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 43, fair | 6 ft9 scrumbling | 460kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 21°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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to BIO, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Playa de Carraspio
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Playa de Carraspio
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Fri 23 OctSurf Playa de Carraspio
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 11 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Playa de Carraspio
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to BIO, changing at DUB, then 55 min by road. About 17h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £775–£1,500 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.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to BIO, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £410–£850 |
| 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 | £775–£1,500 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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