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Plentzia in Pais Vasco is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Be aware that the sea here is polluted.

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Overall Plentzia 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 - Pais Vasco surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Plentzia

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Plentzia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Menakoz	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Barrika	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Arrietara	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sopelana	2 mi
Fifth closest break	La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe)	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Plentzia:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	160 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	400 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	448 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	485 mi
Tide stations nearest to Plentzia:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	401 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	401 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	477 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	477 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	479 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Plentzia:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	39 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	76 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	80 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	104 mi
Fifth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	116 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Plentzia:
Closest city location	Gorliz-Elexalde (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Landa (Spain)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Sopelana (Spain)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Berango (Spain)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Algorta (Spain)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Plentzia is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Plentzia is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 70 km (43 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Plentzia and is 116 km (72 miles) away.