Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas)

Copacabana(Playa de Valdearenas) in Cantabria is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the left. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rocks / crowds.

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Overall Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas) 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 Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Arenal (Playa de Valdearenas)	1 mi
Second closest break	Liencres (Playa de Canallave)	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Robayera	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Los Locos	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de la Concha	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas):
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	131 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	356 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	447 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	450 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	470 mi
Tide stations nearest to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas):
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	405 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	405 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	460 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	460 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	466 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas):
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	25 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	36 mi
Third closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	56 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	77 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	78 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas):
Closest city location	Miengo (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Cruz de Bezana (Spain)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Camargo (Spain)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Suances (Spain)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	El Astillero (Spain)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas) is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas) is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain is 168 km (104 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Copacabana (Playa de Valdearenas) and is 175 km (109 miles) away.