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Surf Break: Playa de Arrietara

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Surf Break: Playa de Arrietara

Photo credit: TxMa
Surf Break: Playa de Arrietara

Playa de Arrietara in Pais Vasco is a quite exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Beware of rips, rocks and pollution.

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Overall Playa de Arrietara 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Arrietara:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe)	0 mi
Second closest break	Sopelana	0 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Aizkorri	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Barrika	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Menakoz	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Arrietara:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	160 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	401 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	486 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Arrietara:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	402 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	402 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	477 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	477 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	479 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Arrietara:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	37 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	75 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	79 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	103 mi
Fifth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	117 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Arrietara:
Closest city location	Sopelana (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Berango (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Landa (Spain)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Algorta (Spain)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Getxo (Spain)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Arrietara is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Arrietara is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Arrietara and is 119 km (74 miles) away.