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Last waves of the year, Ria Foz

5:12 pm 27 Dec 2011

Playa de Caion ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.5
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0
Eating: 5.0

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Playa de Caion Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Galicia)

Playa de Caion photo

Photo credit: AbrahamciƱo
Surf Break: Playa de Caion

Name: Playa de Caion
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

Playa de Caion in Galicia is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks favour rights. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Playa de Caion 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 Caion Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Caion:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Playa de Barranan 2 mi
Second closest break Playa de Baldanio 4 mi
Third closest break Playa de Razo 5 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Sabon 7 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Orzan 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Caion:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 221 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 289 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 483 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 529 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 554 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa de Caion:

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 510 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Caion:

Closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 99 mi
Second closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 114 mi
Third closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 144 mi
Fourth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 162 mi
Fifth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 162 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Caion:

Closest city location Arteixo (Spain) 5 mi
Second closest city location Laracha (Spain) 5 mi
Third closest city location Carballo (Spain) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location La Coruna (Spain) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Malpica (Spain) 11 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa de Caion is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa de Caion is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 49 km (30 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO), also in Spain, 121 km (75 miles) away.
Playa de Caion break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Caion, Spain - Galicia. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Caion sea temperature, Playa de Caion photographs, Playa de Caion detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Caion webcams, current wind from Spain - Galicia live weather stations and Playa de Caion 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 Caion.