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Surf Break: Playa de Arenillas

Playa de Arenillas in Cantabria is a fairly exposed river break that does not work very often. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The river breaks favour rights. Best around low tide. Rarely crowded here. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall Playa de Arenillas 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 Arenillas surf quality by season and Playa de Arenillas surf quality by month.

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

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Arenillas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Orinon	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Brazomar	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Miono	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Laredo (Playa de Salve)	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Berria	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Arenillas:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	150 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	378 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	417 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	481 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Arenillas:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	403 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	403 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	472 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	472 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	475 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Arenillas:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	24 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	60 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	81 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	86 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	108 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Arenillas:
Closest city location	Castro-Urdiales (Spain)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Laredo (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Limpias (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ampuero (Spain)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Colindres (Spain)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Arenillas is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Arenillas is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Arenillas and is 144 km (89 miles) away.