Playa de Melide Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Playa de Melide in Galicia is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Playa de Melide 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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Also see Playa de Melide surf quality by season and Playa de Melide surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Melide:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Barra	3 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Nerga	5 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Patos (El Pico)	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Madorra	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Montalbo	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Melide:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	281 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	363 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	558 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	601 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	625 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Melide:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	544 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	544 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	566 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	566 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	579 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Melide:
Closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	80 mi
Second closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	132 mi
Third closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	147 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	165 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	185 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Melide:
Closest city location	Cangas (Spain)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Bueu (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Moana (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vigo (Spain)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Nigran (Spain)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Melide is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Melide is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 113 km (70 miles) away.
• A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain is 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Melide and is 144 km (89 miles) away.