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sunset, Playa de Arrietara

5:45 pm 13 Nov 2011

Sopelana and MeƱakoz 06 01 2005 Big Swell, Menakoz

2:36 pm 6 Jan 2005

Playa de Ris ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.7
Difficulty level: 1.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Playa de Ris Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Name: Playa de Ris
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

Playa de Ris in Cantabria is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall Playa de Ris 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 Ris:

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Closest break Noja (PlayadeTregandin) 1 mi
Second closest break Playa de los Barcos 1 mi
Third closest break El Brusco 2 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Berria 3 mi
Fifth closest break Ajo (Playa de Cuberris) 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Ris:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 139 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 367 mi
Third closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 428 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 444 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 472 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa de Ris:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 399 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 399 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 463 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 463 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 467 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Ris:

Closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 24 mi
Second closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 54 mi
Third closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 78 mi
Fourth closest ski area Valdezcaray (Spain) 90 mi
Fifth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 99 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Ris:

Closest city location Noja (Spain) 1 mi
Second closest city location San Miguel de Meruelo (Spain) 3 mi
Third closest city location Argonos (Spain) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Bareyo (Spain) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Santona (Spain) 5 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa de Ris is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa de Ris is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 53 km (33 miles) away.
  • Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 94 km (58 miles) away.
  • San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 140 km (87 miles) away.
  • Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Ris and is 161 km (100 miles) away.
Playa de Ris break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Ris, Spain - Cantabria. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Ris sea temperature, Playa de Ris photographs, Playa de Ris detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Ris webcams, current wind from Spain - Cantabria live weather stations and Playa de Ris tide predictions. The Spain (Europe) swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Spain (Europe) and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Spain (Europe) wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Playa de Ris.