BEST AREAS IN SPAIN FOR SURFING

Spain is an ideal country to practice water sports, as it has many kilometers of coastline, you can choose the most suitable area depending on the sport you want to practice.
In this article we are going to tell you about the best Spanish areas and beaches for surfing.

Zarautz (Basque Country)

Zarautz Beach, a town in Guipúzcoa, is located between two cliffs and is the longest beach on the Basque coast, they call it “The queen of beaches”.
It is a good beach for surfing because it does not have many currents and the waves are good and quite regular regardless of the Cantabrian tide.
It is a good beach for beginners but also for advanced levels.

The best time to go surfing is late summer and early fall.

El Palmar (Andalusia)

This area of ​​Andalusia is one of the best known in Spain for surfing, the Palmar beach is more than 4 km long. The closest town is Vejer de la Frontera. The best time to go if you are a beginner or initiated is in summer. Expert surfers usually go from October to April, when the waves reach two meters in height. The wind on which the waves on the beach depend mainly is the Levante wind. This beach, in addition, is full of beach bars and the colors of the sunset are out of a magazine. The good thing about Andalusia is that the weather for surfing is good almost every month of the year.

Pantín or O Rodo beach (Galicia)

If you feel like a fresh atmosphere, Galicia is always a good option. This beach faces the open sea with the Atlantic Ocean and its water is always more than fresh. The closest municipality to the beach is Valdoviño, located in La Coruña. It is a very spacious beach but also quite crowded, it has fine white sand.

It is famous in the world of surfing because one of the most important championships in Spain is held there: the Pantín Classic Pro.

The beach of the crazy (Cantabria)

This beach, located in Suances, was declared a European Natural Surf Reserve in 2012 due to the quality of its waves.
Keep in mind that the beach is divided into 3 different areas for surfing. On the right hand side of the beach there is “el orchard” with fairly flat right-hand waves. In the center of the beach there are waves that go indistinctly to both sides. In the left area is "el sopico" with left-hand tube-shaped waves.

Salinas Beach (Asturias)

This Asturian beach is one of the most famous in the principality. It measures more than 2.5 km and has a large promenade. Its waves are fast and powerful, they can travel 60 meters and be more than 2.5 meters high. Throughout the summer, some surfing festivals are held, such as the “Salinas Longboard Festival”.