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4:55 pm 21 Jun 2011

22/02/07 - Anglet - Marinella

12:04 pm 22 Jun 2007

Playa de Barrika ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Playa de Barrika Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Pais Vasco)

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Surf Break: Playa de Barrika

Name: Playa de Barrika
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: ENE

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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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

snow forecast website

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

city weather forecast website

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.
Playa de Barrika break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Barrika, Spain - Pais Vasco. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Barrika sea temperature, Playa de Barrika photographs, Playa de Barrika detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Barrika webcams, current wind from Spain - Pais Vasco live weather stations and Playa de Barrika 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 Barrika.