La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe)

La Salvaje(Playa de Barinatxe) in Pais Vasco is an exposed beach and reef break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break favours left handers as well as reef breaks offering better rights than lefts.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe) 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 La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Arrietara	0 mi
Second closest break	Sopelana	0 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Aizkorri	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Barrika	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Menakoz	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe):
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	160 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	401 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	486 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe):
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	403 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	403 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	478 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	478 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	479 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe):
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	37 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	74 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	78 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	102 mi
Fifth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	117 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe):
Closest city location	Sopelana (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Berango (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Landa (Spain)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Getxo (Spain)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Algorta (Spain)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe) is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe) is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe) and is 119 km (74 miles) away.