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Rio Algar, Spain

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Rio Algar. Photo: Josemanuel, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Rio Algar

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

The spot faces SE (131°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (311°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 1000 m out (1 in 99). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Altea, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

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

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ALC, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). About 7 flights a week that month.

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

  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Rio Algar.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Altea · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Altea · 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 18Oct182 ft4 smushy10kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct343 ft6 smushy48kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct101 ft5 smushy8kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct162 ft5 smushy13kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct61 ft4 smushy4kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct111 ft3 smushy3kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct132 ft4 smushy9kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct51 ft4 smushy2kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct131 ft4 smushy5kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct71 ft3 smushy2kJ23°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 ALC, changing at MAD, then 1h 20 by road. About 18h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ALC, changing at MAD, then 1h 20 by road. About 18h door to door

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Rough cost

About £980–£1,855 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 ALC, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£80–£130
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£980–£1,855

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

Places to eat near Altea

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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