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Sopelana and Meñakoz 06 01 2005 Big Swell

2:40 pm 6 Jan 2005

Meñakoz 06 01 2005 Big Swell, Menakoz

2:34 pm 6 Jan 2005


Pena Roja ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Pena Roja Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Pais Vasco)

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Name: Pena Roja
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NNW Offshore Wind: SSE

Pena Roja in Pais Vasco is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of crowds,polluiton.

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Overall Pena Roja Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pena Roja:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Bakio 0 mi
Second closest break Guibeleco 3 mi
Third closest break Mundaka 5 mi
Fourth closest break Isla de Izaro 6 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Laida 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Pena Roja:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 163 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 392 mi
Third closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 394 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 446 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 486 mi

Tide stations nearest to Pena Roja:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 398 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 398 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

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Ski Resorts closest to Pena Roja:

Closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 47 mi
Second closest ski area Valdezcaray (Spain) 82 mi
Third closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 85 mi
Fourth closest ski area La Pierre Saint Martin (France) 108 mi
Fifth closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 112 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Pena Roja:

Closest city location Bermeo (Spain) 4 mi
Second closest city location Busturi-Axpe (Spain) 6 mi
Third closest city location Gatika (Spain) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Mungia (Spain) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Gorliz-Elexalde (Spain) 7 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Pena Roja is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Pena Roja is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 62 km (39 miles) away.
  • Third is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 82 km (51 miles) away.
  • Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain is 82 km (51 miles) away.
  • Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Pena Roja and is 103 km (64 miles) away.
Pena Roja break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Pena Roja, Spain - Pais Vasco. Use the tab navigation above to view Pena Roja sea temperature, Pena Roja photographs, Pena Roja detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pena Roja webcams, current wind from Spain - Pais Vasco live weather stations and Pena Roja 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 Pena Roja.