Barbate River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Barbate River in Andalucia is an exposed river break that does not work very often. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks consists of lefts. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

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Overall Barbate River Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barbate River:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bolonia	2 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Hierbabuena	2 mi
Third closest break	La Yerbabuena	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Zahara de los Atunes	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Canos de Meca	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barbate River:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	625 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	700 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	792 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	882 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	959 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barbate River:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	919 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	919 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	950 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	950 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	963 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barbate River:
Closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	155 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	196 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	285 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	303 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdesqui (Spain)	330 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barbate River:
Closest city location	Barbate de Franco (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Zahara de los Atunes (Spain)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Vejer de la Frontera (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Conil de la Frontera (Spain)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Medina Sidonia (Spain)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barbate River is Ibn Batouta (Tanger) Airport (TNG) in Morocco, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barbate River is Gibraltar Airport (GIB) in Gibraltar, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Saniat Rmel (Tetouan) Airport (TTU) in Morocco is 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Moron Ab (Sevilla) Airport (OZP) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Barbate River and is 114 km (71 miles) away.