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Gala in North Portugal is an exposed beach and reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Gala 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 Gala:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cabedelo	2 mi
Second closest break	Buarcos	4 mi
Third closest break	Praia da Leirosa	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Murtinheira	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia do Osso da Baleia	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gala:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	402 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	510 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	702 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	720 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	735 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gala:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	688 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	688 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	708 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	708 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	709 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gala:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	75 mi
Second closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	165 mi
Third closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	168 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	230 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	254 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gala:
Closest city location	Figueira da Foz (Portugal)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Buarcos (Portugal)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Lavos (Portugal)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tavarede (Portugal)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alhadas (Portugal)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Gala is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 126 km (78 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Gala is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, 151 km (94 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores, 160 km (99 miles) away.