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Surf Break: Las Caracolas

Las Caracolas in Andalucia is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Las Caracolas 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 Las Caracolas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Playita	1 mi
Second closest break	La Cabanita	2 mi
Third closest break	Torre Gorda	4 mi
Fourth closest break	La Muralla	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Las Redes	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Las Caracolas:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	603 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	703 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	767 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	884 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	938 mi
Tide stations nearest to Las Caracolas:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	901 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	901 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	927 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	927 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	940 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Las Caracolas:
Closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	167 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	224 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	264 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	276 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdesqui (Spain)	315 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Las Caracolas:
Closest city location	Cadiz (Spain)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Real (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	San Fernando (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Puerto de Santa Maria (Spain)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rota (Spain)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Las Caracolas is Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Las Caracolas is Gibraltar Airport (GIB) in Gibraltar, 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Ibn Batouta (Tanger) Airport (TNG) in Morocco, 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Moron Ab (Sevilla) Airport (OZP) in Spain is 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Sevilla Airport (SVQ), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Las Caracolas and is 106 km (66 miles) away.