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Playa do Rostro in Galicia is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

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Overall Playa do Rostro 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 do Rostro surf quality by season and Playa do Rostro surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Spain - Galicia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa do Rostro

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa do Rostro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nemina	3 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Carnota	12 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Larino	16 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Louro	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Traba	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa do Rostro:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	262 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	315 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	515 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	567 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	573 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa do Rostro:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	500 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	500 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	524 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	524 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	549 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa do Rostro:
Closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	111 mi
Second closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	144 mi
Third closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	177 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	196 mi
Fifth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	196 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa do Rostro:
Closest city location	Cee (Spain)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Corcubion (Spain)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Dumbria (Spain)	8 mi
Fourth closest city location	Camarinas (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Carnota (Spain)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa do Rostro is Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain, 70 km (43 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa do Rostro is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG), also in Spain, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores is 197 km (122 miles) away.
• Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa do Rostro and is 228 km (142 miles) away.