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Surf Break: Playa de Niembro

Playa de Niembro in Asturias is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Playa de Niembro 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 Niembro surf quality by season and Playa de Niembro surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Spain - Asturias surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa de Niembro

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Niembro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa los Frailes	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Palombina	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de San Martin	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Andrin	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Torimbia	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Niembro:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	123 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	335 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	456 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	466 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	490 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Niembro:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	418 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	418 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	454 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	454 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	463 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Niembro:
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	21 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	33 mi
Third closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	40 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	40 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	58 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Niembro:
Closest city location	Llanes (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Carrena (Spain)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Ribadesella (Spain)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cangas de Onis (Spain)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Niembro is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 76 km (47 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Niembro is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD), also in Spain, 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Third is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 151 km (94 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 176 km (109 miles) away.
• Valladolid Airport (VLL), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Niembro and is 191 km (119 miles) away.