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Surf Break: Playa de Barrika

Playa de Barrika in Pais Vasco is a sheltered reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. There is a left hand reef break. Best around high tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Be aware that the sea here is polluted.

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Overall Playa de Barrika 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Spain - Pais Vasco surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa de Barrika

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Barrika:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Menakoz	1 mi
Second closest break	Plentzia	1 mi
Third closest break	La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe)	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Arrietara	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Sopelana	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Barrika:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	160 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	400 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	485 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Barrika:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	401 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	401 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 Barrika:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	38 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	75 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	80 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	103 mi
Fifth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	116 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Barrika:
Closest city location	Gorliz-Elexalde (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Landa (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Sopelana (Spain)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Berango (Spain)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Getxo (Spain)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Barrika is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Barrika is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Barrika and is 117 km (73 miles) away.