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Surf Break: Playa de Mendia

Playa de Mendia in Asturias is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Playa de Mendia 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 Mendia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Vidiago	4 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Andrin	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Meron	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de San Martin	9 mi
Fifth closest break	San Vicente Rivermouth	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Mendia:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	127 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	342 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	456 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	469 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	480 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Mendia:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	417 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	417 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	459 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	459 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	466 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Mendia:
Closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	26 mi
Second closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	27 mi
Third closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	47 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	48 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	48 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Mendia:
Closest city location	San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Llanes (Spain)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Comillas (Spain)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Carrena (Spain)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cabezon de la Sal (Spain)	18 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Mendia is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Mendia is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD), also in Spain, 120 km (75 miles) away.
• Third is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 160 km (99 miles) away.
• Valladolid Airport (VLL), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Mendia and is 189 km (117 miles) away.