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Last waves of the year, Ria Foz

5:12 pm 27 Dec 2011

Playa de Doninos ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.7
Consistency of surf: 4.7
Difficulty level: 2.3
Wind and kite surfing: 3.5
Crowds: 3.3

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Playa de Doninos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Galicia)

Playa de Doninos photo

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Surf Break: Playa de Doninos

Name: Playa de Doninos
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: WNW Offshore Wind: E

Playa de Doninos in Galicia is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Often Crowded. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

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Overall Playa de Doninos 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 Doninos:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Playa de San Xurxo 3 mi
Second closest break Sta Comba 4 mi
Third closest break Ponzos 5 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Orzan 9 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Riazor (Matadeiro) 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Doninos:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 203 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 277 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 469 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 512 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 544 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa de Doninos:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 454 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 454 mi
Third closest tide station Newlyn, England 475 mi
Fourth closest tide station Newlyn, England 475 mi
Fifth closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 492 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Doninos:

Closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 100 mi
Second closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 104 mi
Third closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 134 mi
Fourth closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 150 mi
Fifth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 150 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Doninos:

Closest city location Mugardos (Spain) 4 mi
Second closest city location El Ferrol (Spain) 5 mi
Third closest city location Ares (Spain) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Naron (Spain) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Fene (Spain) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa de Doninos is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa de Doninos is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 67 km (42 miles) away.
  • Third is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 142 km (88 miles) away.
  • Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain is 185 km (115 miles) away.
  • Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Doninos and is 224 km (139 miles) away.
Playa de Doninos break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Doninos, Spain - Galicia. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Doninos sea temperature, Playa de Doninos photographs, Playa de Doninos detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Doninos webcams, current wind from Spain - Galicia live weather stations and Playa de Doninos 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 Doninos.