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5:45 pm 13 Nov 2011

El Brusco ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 2.0

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El Brusco Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

El Brusco photo

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Surf Break: El Brusco

Name: El Brusco
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: S

El Brusco in Cantabria is a reasonably exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. Often Crowded. Take special care here if it gets very crowded.

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Overall El Brusco 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 El Brusco:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Noja (PlayadeTregandin) 1 mi
Second closest break Playa de Berria 1 mi
Third closest break Playa de Ris 2 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de los Barcos 3 mi
Fifth closest break Laredo (Playa de Salve) 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Brusco:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 141 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 370 mi
Third closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 426 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 445 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 474 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Brusco:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 400 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 400 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 466 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 466 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 469 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to El Brusco:

Closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 23 mi
Second closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 54 mi
Third closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 79 mi
Fourth closest ski area Valdezcaray (Spain) 88 mi
Fifth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 100 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to El Brusco:

Closest city location Argonos (Spain) 1 mi
Second closest city location Noja (Spain) 2 mi
Third closest city location Santona (Spain) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Barcena de Cicero (Spain) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location San Miguel de Meruelo (Spain) 4 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to El Brusco is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to El Brusco is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 50 km (31 miles) away.
  • Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 90 km (56 miles) away.
  • San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 137 km (85 miles) away.
  • Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to El Brusco and is 158 km (98 miles) away.
El Brusco break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Brusco, Spain - Cantabria. Use the tab navigation above to view El Brusco sea temperature, El Brusco photographs, El Brusco detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Brusco webcams, current wind from Spain - Cantabria live weather stations and El Brusco tide predictions. The Spain (Europe) swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Spain (Europe) and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Spain (Europe) wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Brusco.