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Surf Break: Playa de Area

Playa de Area in Galicia is a sheltered beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Playa de Area 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 de Area surf quality by season and Playa de Area 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 de Area

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Area:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de San Roman	3 mi
Second closest break	Playa de San Cibrao	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Castro	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Esteiro	8 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Sarrigal	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Area:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	165 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	267 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	448 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	483 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	538 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Area:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	434 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	434 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	454 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	454 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	460 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Area:
Closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	80 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	100 mi
Third closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	103 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	117 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	118 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Area:
Closest city location	Vivero (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Cervo (Spain)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Burela de Cabo (Spain)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Marta de Ortigueira (Spain)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Carino (Spain)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Area is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Area is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 111 km (69 miles) away.
• Third is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 125 km (78 miles) away.
• Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain is 183 km (114 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Area and is 215 km (134 miles) away.