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evening surf, Playa de San Lorenzo

7:49 pm 22 Jul 2011

Playa los Frailes ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Playa los Frailes Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Asturias)

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Name: Playa los Frailes
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SW

Playa los Frailes in Asturias is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Surfable in an onshore breeze Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal 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. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

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Overall Playa los Frailes 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 los Frailes:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Playa de Palombina 0 mi
Second closest break Playa de Niembro 1 mi
Third closest break Playa de San Martin 1 mi
Fourth closest break Playa de Andrin 3 mi
Fifth closest break Playa de Vidiago 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa los Frailes:

Closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 123 mi
Second closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 336 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 456 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 466 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 489 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa los Frailes:

Closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands 418 mi
Second closest tide station St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco 418 mi
Third closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England 455 mi
Fourth closest tide station St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc 455 mi
Fifth closest tide station Newlyn, England 463 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa los Frailes:

Closest ski area Picos De Europa (Spain) 21 mi
Second closest ski area Alto Campoo (Spain) 32 mi
Third closest ski area San-Isidro (Spain) 40 mi
Fourth closest ski area Fuentes de Invierno (Spain) 41 mi
Fifth closest ski area Lunada (Spain) 58 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playa los Frailes:

Closest city location Llanes (Spain) 0 mi
Second closest city location Carrena (Spain) 9 mi
Third closest city location Ribadesella (Spain) 16 mi
Fourth closest city location San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain) 18 mi
Fifth closest city location Cangas de Onis (Spain) 20 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa los Frailes is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 75 km (47 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa los Frailes is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD), also in Spain, 105 km (65 miles) away.
  • Third is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 150 km (93 miles) away.
  • Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 175 km (109 miles) away.
  • Valladolid Airport (VLL), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to Playa los Frailes and is 191 km (119 miles) away.
Playa los Frailes break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa los Frailes, Spain - Asturias. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa los Frailes sea temperature, Playa los Frailes photographs, Playa los Frailes detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa los Frailes webcams, current wind from Spain - Asturias live weather stations and Playa los Frailes 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 los Frailes.