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Surf Break: Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella)

Playa de Santa Marina(Ribadesella) in Asturias is an exposed beach,point and rivermouth break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working.

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Overall Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella) 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 - Asturias surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella)

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Vega	2 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Viso and Espasa	7 mi
Third closest break	Playa de San Antolin	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de la Griega	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Torimbia	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella):
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	120 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	324 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	456 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	461 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	505 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella):
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	420 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	420 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	450 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	450 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	459 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella):
Closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	20 mi
Second closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	32 mi
Third closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	32 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	45 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	49 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella):
Closest city location	Ribadesella (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Cangas de Onis (Spain)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Parres (Spain)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Colunga (Spain)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Carrena (Spain)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella) is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 78 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella) is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 176 km (109 miles) away.
• Valladolid Airport (VLL) in Spain is 197 km (122 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Santa Marina (Ribadesella) and is 201 km (125 miles) away.