Playa de Gerra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Playa de Gerra

Playa de Gerra in Cantabria is an exposed beach break that is often working and works all around the year. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Easily blown out by an onshore breeze Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach tend to peel to the right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Playa de Gerra 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 Gerra:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	San Vicente	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Meron	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Oyambre	1 mi
Fourth closest break	San Vicente Rivermouth	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Mendia	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Gerra:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	129 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	347 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	454 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	470 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	470 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Gerra:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	414 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	414 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	460 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	460 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	467 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Gerra:
Closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	25 mi
Second closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	35 mi
Third closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	39 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	57 mi
Fifth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	57 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Gerra:
Closest city location	San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Comillas (Spain)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Cabezon de la Sal (Spain)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Luzmela (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santillana (Spain)	13 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Gerra is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Gerra is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 118 km (73 miles) away.
• Third is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 136 km (84 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 145 km (90 miles) away.
• Valladolid Airport (VLL), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Gerra and is 192 km (119 miles) away.