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Playa Rapadoira in Galicia is a fairly exposed river break that has fairly consistent surf. The best time of year for waves is autumn. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. The river breaks favour rights. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips near river.

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Overall Playa Rapadoira 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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Also see Playa Rapadoira surf quality by season and Playa Rapadoira surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Spain - Galicia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Rapadoira

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Rapadoira:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ria Foz	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de San Miguel de Reinante	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa A Marosa	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Penarronda	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de San Cibrao	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Rapadoira:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	158 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	277 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	454 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	483 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	550 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Rapadoira:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	440 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	440 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	458 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	458 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	458 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Rapadoira:
Closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	63 mi
Second closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	86 mi
Third closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	91 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	99 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	100 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Rapadoira:
Closest city location	Foz (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Burela de Cabo (Spain)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Cervo (Spain)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Trabada (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ribadeo (Spain)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Rapadoira is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 96 km (60 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Rapadoira is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD), also in Spain, 98 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain, 121 km (75 miles) away.
• Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain is 187 km (116 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Rapadoira and is 196 km (122 miles) away.