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Punta Galea in Pais Vasco is a fairly exposed point/jetty break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks,polluiton.

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Overall Punta Galea 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 Punta Galea surf quality by season and Punta Galea surf quality by month.

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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 Punta Galea

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Galea:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Arrigunaga (Algorta)	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Ereaga	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa de Aizkorri	2 mi
Fourth closest break	La Salvaje (Playa de Barinatxe)	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Arrietara	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Galea:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	160 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	390 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	402 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	452 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	488 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Galea:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	405 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	405 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	479 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	479 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	481 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Galea:
Closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	35 mi
Second closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	72 mi
Third closest ski area	Valdezcaray (Spain)	76 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	100 mi
Fifth closest ski area	La Pierre Saint Martin (France)	118 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Galea:
Closest city location	Getxo (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Algorta (Spain)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Berango (Spain)	1 mi
Fourth closest city location	Leioa (Spain)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Portugalete (Spain)	2 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Galea is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Galea is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 58 km (36 miles) away.
• Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Galea and is 122 km (76 miles) away.