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5:29 pm 13 Nov 2011


El Huerto ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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El Huerto Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Surf Break: El Huerto

Name: El Huerto
Type: point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

El Huerto in Cantabria is an exposed point break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall El Huerto 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 Huerto:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Los Locos 1 mi
Second closest break Playa de la Concha 1 mi
Third closest break Sopico 1 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Tagle 2 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Robayera 4 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Huerto:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 131 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 354 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 450 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 455 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 470 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Huerto:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 408 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 408 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 461 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 461 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 466 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to El Huerto:

Closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 27 mi
Second closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 32 mi
Third closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 51 mi
Fourth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 72 mi
Fifth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 72 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to El Huerto:

Closest city location Suances (Spain) 1 mi
Second closest city location Miengo (Spain) 4 mi
Third closest city location Santillana (Spain) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Reocin (Spain) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Torrelavega (Spain) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to El Huerto is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to El Huerto is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 94 km (58 miles) away.
  • Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 124 km (77 miles) away.
  • Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain is 160 km (99 miles) away.
  • San Sebastian Airport (EAS), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to El Huerto and is 183 km (114 miles) away.
El Huerto break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Huerto, Spain - Cantabria. Use the tab navigation above to view El Huerto sea temperature, El Huerto photographs, El Huerto detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Huerto webcams, current wind from Spain - Cantabria live weather stations and El Huerto 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 Huerto.