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Surf Break: Canos de Meca

Canos de Meca in Andalucia is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the northeast with some shelter here from west winds. Poor surf in light onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Right and better left hand reef breaks.. Best around low tide. Often Crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Canos de Meca 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 Canos de Meca:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Faro de Trafalgar	1 mi
Second closest break	La Yerbabuena	3 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Hierbabuena	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa El Palmar	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Barbate River	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Canos de Meca:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	625 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	705 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	791 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	887 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	960 mi
Tide stations nearest to Canos de Meca:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	920 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	920 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 Canos de Meca:
Closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	161 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	198 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	285 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	301 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdesqui (Spain)	332 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Canos de Meca:
Closest city location	Vejer de la Frontera (Spain)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Barbate de Franco (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Conil de la Frontera (Spain)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Zahara de los Atunes (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Chiclana de la Frontera (Spain)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Canos de Meca is Ibn Batouta (Tanger) Airport (TNG) in Morocco, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Canos de Meca is Gibraltar Airport (GIB) in Gibraltar, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• Third is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Saniat Rmel (Tetouan) Airport (TTU) in Morocco is 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Moron Ab (Sevilla) Airport (OZP) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Canos de Meca and is 116 km (72 miles) away.