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Playa de Arnao in Asturias is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for crowds,polluiton.

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

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

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Arnao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salinas	0 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Salinas	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de San Juan/Espartal	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Santa Maria del Mar	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Xago	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Arnao:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	122 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	298 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	451 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	460 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	549 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Arnao:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	428 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	428 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	438 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	438 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	451 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Arnao:
Closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	45 mi
Third closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	46 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	52 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	55 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Arnao:
Closest city location	Aviles (Spain)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Illas (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Soto del Barco (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Corvera de Asturias (Spain)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Muros de Nalon (Spain)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Arnao is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Arnao is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 173 km (107 miles) away.
• Third is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 198 km (123 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is 200 km (124 miles) away.
• Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Arnao and is 213 km (132 miles) away.