Los Lances Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Los Lances

Los Lances in Andalucia is an exposed beach break that does not work very often. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Los Lances 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 Los Lances:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Balneario (Tarifa)	1 mi
Second closest break	Getares (Algeciras)	11 mi
Third closest break	Zahara de los Atunes	15 mi
Fourth closest break	Bolonia	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Barbate River	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Los Lances:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	634 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	695 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	806 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	876 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	968 mi
Tide stations nearest to Los Lances:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	927 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	927 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	961 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	961 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	973 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Los Lances:
Closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	145 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	183 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	296 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	319 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdesqui (Spain)	336 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Los Lances:
Closest city location	Tarifa (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Algeciras (Spain)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Los Barrios (Spain)	13 mi
Fourth closest city location	Zahara de los Atunes (Spain)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Gibraltar (Gibraltar)	18 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Los Lances is Gibraltar Airport (GIB) in Gibraltar, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Los Lances is Ibn Batouta (Tanger) Airport (TNG) in Morocco, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Saniat Rmel (Tetouan) Airport (TTU) in Morocco, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Jerez Airport (XRY) in Spain is 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Malaga Airport (AGP), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Los Lances and is 124 km (77 miles) away.