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Playa de los Barcos in Cantabria is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall Playa de los Barcos 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 los Barcos surf quality by season and Playa de los Barcos surf quality by month.

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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 los Barcos

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de los Barcos:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Ris	1 mi
Second closest break	Noja (PlayadeTregandin)	2 mi
Third closest break	El Brusco	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Ajo (Playa de Cuberris)	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Berria	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de los Barcos:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	139 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	367 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	429 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	444 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	472 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa de los Barcos:
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
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de los Barcos:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	24 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	53 mi
Third closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	76 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	90 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	98 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de los Barcos:
Closest city location	Noja (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	San Miguel de Meruelo (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Bareyo (Spain)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Argonos (Spain)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Barcena de Cicero (Spain)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa de los Barcos is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa de los Barcos is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 142 km (88 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de los Barcos and is 162 km (101 miles) away.