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Surf Break: Playa de Laga

Playa de Laga in Pais Vasco is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rips / crowds.

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Overall Playa de Laga 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 Laga:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Laida	1 mi
Second closest break	Isla de Izaro	2 mi
Third closest break	Mundaka	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Guibeleco	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Ogeia	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Laga:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	170 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	385 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	400 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	490 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Laga:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	400 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	400 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	482 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	482 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	482 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Laga:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	53 mi
Second closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	90 mi
Fourth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	101 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Astun (Spain)	116 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Laga:
Closest city location	Busturi-Axpe (Spain)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Bermeo (Spain)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Forua (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gernika-Lumo (Spain)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lekeitio (Spain)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Laga is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Laga is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is 92 km (57 miles) away.
• Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Laga and is 94 km (58 miles) away.