Playa de Gaztetape Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Playa de Gaztetape

Playa de Gaztetape in Pais Vasco is a reasonably exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Playa de Gaztetape 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 Gaztetape:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Karramarro	1 mi
Second closest break	Orrua	1 mi
Third closest break	Roca Puta	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Zarautz	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun)	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Gaztetape:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	190 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	362 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	421 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	457 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	501 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Gaztetape:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	406 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	406 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	495 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	495 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	497 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Gaztetape:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	73 mi
Second closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	78 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	82 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	93 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Candanchu (Spain)	93 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Gaztetape:
Closest city location	Getaria (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Zarautz (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Zumaia (Spain)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Deba (Spain)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mutriku (Spain)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Gaztetape is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Gaztetape is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 58 km (36 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Pamplona Airport (PNA), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Gaztetape and is 75 km (47 miles) away.