Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda)

Playa de Carchuna(Calahonda) in Andalucia is an exposed beach break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Short period wind swells are the rule and the optimum wave angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rocks.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Chucha	2 mi
Second closest break	Molina de Papel or Maro	22 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Lagos (Toskapi)	35 mi
Fourth closest break	El Chanquete (Malaga)	52 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa la Carihuela	59 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda):
Closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	572 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	593 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	752 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	790 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	912 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda):
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	866 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	866 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	925 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	925 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	933 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda):
Closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	27 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	246 mi
Third closest ski area	Javalambre (Spain)	270 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	279 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valdesqui (Spain)	281 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda):
Closest city location	Gualchos (Spain)	4 mi
Second closest city location	El Varadero (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Motril (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Polopos (Spain)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Salobrena (Spain)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda) is Armilla (Granada) Airport (GRX) in Spain, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda) is Granada Airport (GRX), also in Spain, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Almeria Airport (LEI) in Spain, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Malaga Airport (AGP) in Spain is 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Melilla Airport (MLN) in Spanish North Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Carchuna (Calahonda) and is 163 km (101 miles) away.