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Playa de Carino in Galicia is a very sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Playa de Carino 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 - Galicia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa de Carino

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Carino:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Espasante	3 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Sarrigal	4 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Castro	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Esteiro	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Baleo	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Carino:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	174 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	262 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	448 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	487 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	533 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Carino:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	434 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	434 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	454 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	454 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	466 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Carino:
Closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	93 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	106 mi
Third closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	117 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	132 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	132 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Carino:
Closest city location	Carino (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Marta de Ortigueira (Spain)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Cedeira (Spain)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cerdido (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Moeche (Spain)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Carino is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Carino is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 103 km (64 miles) away.
• Third is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 148 km (92 miles) away.
• Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain is 178 km (111 miles) away.
• Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Carino and is 227 km (141 miles) away.