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9:17 pm 22 Apr 2011

Playa de Tapia ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Playa de Tapia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Asturias)

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Surf Break: Playa de Tapia

Name: Playa de Tapia
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SSE

Playa de Tapia in Asturias is a fairly exposed beach break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south southeast with some shelter here from southwest winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Often Crowded.

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Overall Playa de Tapia 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 Tapia:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Tapia de Casariego 1 mi
Second closest break La Paloma 2 mi
Third closest break Playa de Penarronda 4 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Navia 11 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de el Moro 13 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Tapia:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 148 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 282 mi
Third closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 453 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 477 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M3 Mizen Head Buoy 555 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa de Tapia:

Closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 439 mi
Second closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 439 mi
Third closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 451 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 451 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 456 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Tapia:

Closest ski area Leitariegos (Spain) 53 mi
Second closest ski area Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) 71 mi
Third closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 85 mi
Fourth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 85 mi
Fifth closest ski area Manzaneda (Spain) 93 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Tapia:

Closest city location Tapia de Casariego (Spain) 1 mi
Second closest city location El Franco (Spain) 4 mi
Third closest city location Figueras (Spain) 5 mi
Fourth closest city location Ribadeo (Spain) 6 mi
Fifth closest city location Vegadeo (Spain) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa de Tapia is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa de Tapia is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG), also in Spain, 120 km (75 miles) away.
  • Third is Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain, 141 km (88 miles) away.
  • Braganca Airport (BGC) in Acores is 190 km (118 miles) away.
  • Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Tapia and is 203 km (126 miles) away.
Playa de Tapia break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa de Tapia, Spain - Asturias. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa de Tapia sea temperature, Playa de Tapia photographs, Playa de Tapia detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa de Tapia webcams, current wind from Spain - Asturias live weather stations and Playa de Tapia 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 Tapia.