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Playa de Barranan ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.2
Wind and kite surfing: 3.3
Crowds: 2.5

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Playa de Barranan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Galicia)

Praia do Barranco, Playa de Barranan photo

Surf Break: Playa de Barranan

Playa de Barranan photo

Photo credit: Isidr? Cea
Surf Break: Playa de Barranan

Name: Playa de Barranan
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: S

Playa de Barranan in Galicia is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Playa de Barranan 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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Playa de Barranan Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Barranan:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Playa de Caion 2 mi
Second closest break Playa de Sabon 5 mi
Third closest break Playa de Baldanio 6 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Razo 7 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Orzan 8 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Barranan:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 219 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 289 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 483 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 528 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 554 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa de Barranan:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 469 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 469 mi
Third closest tide station Newlyn, England 490 mi
Fourth closest tide station Newlyn, England 490 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 508 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Barranan:

Closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 96 mi
Second closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 111 mi
Third closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 142 mi
Fourth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 159 mi
Fifth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 160 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Barranan:

Closest city location Arteixo (Spain) 2 mi
Second closest city location Laracha (Spain) 5 mi
Third closest city location La Coruna (Spain) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Culleredo (Spain) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Carballo (Spain) 11 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa de Barranan is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa de Barranan is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 48 km (30 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), also in Spain, 121 km (75 miles) away.
Playa de Barranan break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Barranan, Spain - Galicia. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Barranan sea temperature, Playa de Barranan photographs, Playa de Barranan detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Barranan webcams, current wind from Spain - Galicia live weather stations and Playa de Barranan tide predictions. The Spain (Europe) swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Spain (Europe) and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Spain (Europe) wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Playa de Barranan.