Valdoviño
Beach breakIntermediate
One of the most consistent beaches in Spain and, for decades, the home of the Pantín Classic.
The key is that Galicia has three coasts: the north (Ferrol and A Coruña) works with southerly wind; the Costa da Morte and Carnota, which face west, with easterly wind; and the more sheltered Rías Baixas only wake up with big swells and northerly wind. With a car there is almost always an option. The water is the coldest on the Spanish coast (12–14 °C in winter and only just above 17 °C in summer): bring a 4/3 even in August and a 5/4 in winter.
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Valdoviño
Beach breakIntermediate
A small cove between Pantín and A Frouxeira with hollow, fast waves, mostly rights.
Valdoviño
Beach breakAll levels
A beach several kilometres long with peaks everywhere and room for everyone.
Ferrol
Beach breakIntermediate
Ferrol's go-to beach: very consistent, with barrelling peaks and a lagoon behind it.
Oleiros
Beach breakBeginner
The sheltered beach in the A Coruña estuary: gentle waves and surf schools when it's huge outside.
A Coruña
Beach breakIntermediate
Surfing right in the centre of A Coruña, with rights by the rocks and the promenade behind.
A Laracha
Beach breakIntermediate
The beach of the fishing village of Caión: very consistent, with quality peaks.
Carballo
Beach breakAll levels
A big beach in Carballo, with many surf schools and camps and peaks all along the sand.
Malpica de Bergantiños
Beach breakIntermediate
The beach by Malpica's harbour: it works with a south-west wind, when almost everything else is blown out.
Muxía
RivermouthIntermediate
A wild Costa da Morte beach, with lefts by the river mouth.
Carnota
Beach breakAll levels
About 7 km of sand facing Mount Pindo: peaks to choose from depending on the wind.
Sanxenxo / O Grove
Beach breakAll levels
The big beach of the Rías Baixas, between Sanxenxo and O Grove, which wakes up with a westerly swell.
Sanxenxo
Beach breakIntermediate
Sanxenxo's surf beach: sand and rock peaks when the Rías Baixas get swell.
Nigrán
ReefIntermediate
Vigo's wave: sand and rock peaks that only work when the swell gets past the Cíes Islands.
Conditions at a glance
| Spot | Wave type | Level | Best swell | Best wind (offshore) | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantín | Beach break | Intermediate | NW, W, N | SE, S, E | All tides |
| Campelo | Beach break | Intermediate | NW, W | SE, E | Mid to high |
| Valdoviño (A Frouxeira) | Beach break | All levels | NW, W | SE, E | All tides |
| Doniños | Beach break | Intermediate | W, NW, SW | E, SE | Low to mid for barrels |
| Bastiagueiro | Beach break | Beginner | NW, N | S, SW, SE | All tides |
| Orzán | Beach break | Intermediate | NW, W | S, SE | Mid |
| Caión | Beach break | Intermediate | NW, N, W | S, SE | All tides |
| Razo | Beach break | All levels | NW, W | S, SE | Mid to high |
| Malpica | Beach break | Intermediate | NW, N, W | S, SW | Low to mid |
| Nemiña | Rivermouth | Intermediate | W, NW | E, SE | Low to mid |
| Carnota | Beach break | All levels | W, NW, SW | E, NE | All tides |
| A Lanzada | Beach break | All levels | SW, W | NE, N, E | Mid |
| Montalvo | Beach break | Intermediate | SW, W | N, NE | All tides |
| Patos | Reef | Intermediate | W, NW, SW | E, SE | Mid to high |
Indicative information gathered from surf guides and surfers' experience. Conditions change with the sandbanks: check the forecast and ask at the beach.
Which wetsuit to bring
The water is around 12 °C in winter and 17 °C in late summer.
4/3 wetsuit
The autumn-to-spring suit for water at 12–16 °C.
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5 mm booties
Warm feet in winter and protection on rocks.
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