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Surf Break: Playa de Orinon

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Surf Break: Playa de Orinon

Playa de Orinon in Cantabria is a very sheltered river break that has inconsistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Orinon:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Arenillas	1 mi
Second closest break	Laredo (Playa de Salve)	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Brazomar	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Miono	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Berria	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Orinon:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	149 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	378 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	418 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	449 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	480 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Orinon:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	403 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	403 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	471 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	471 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	474 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Orinon:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	24 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	59 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	82 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	86 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	107 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Orinon:
Closest city location	Laredo (Spain)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Castro-Urdiales (Spain)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Limpias (Spain)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ampuero (Spain)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Colindres (Spain)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Orinon is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Orinon is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 124 km (77 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Orinon and is 146 km (91 miles) away.