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San Vicente in Cantabria is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded.

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Overall San Vicente 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 San Vicente surf quality by season and San Vicente 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 San Vicente

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to San Vicente:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa de Gerra	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa de Meron	1 mi
Third closest break	San Vicente Rivermouth	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa de Oyambre	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa de Mendia	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to San Vicente:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	129 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	347 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	455 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	470 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	470 mi
Tide stations nearest to San Vicente:
Closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	415 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands - READ flaterco	415 mi
Third closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	460 mi
Fourth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	460 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	467 mi
Ski Resorts closest to San Vicente:
Closest ski area	Alto Campoo (Spain)	25 mi
Second closest ski area	Picos De Europa (Spain)	35 mi
Third closest ski area	Lunada (Spain)	39 mi
Fourth closest ski area	San-Isidro (Spain)	56 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Fuentes de Invierno (Spain)	57 mi
Town and city forecasts close to San Vicente:
Closest city location	San Vicente de la Barquera (Spain)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Comillas (Spain)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Cabezon de la Sal (Spain)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Luzmela (Spain)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santillana (Spain)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to San Vicente is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to San Vicente is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Third is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 136 km (84 miles) away.
• Vitoria Airport (VIT) in Spain is 145 km (90 miles) away.
• Valladolid Airport (VLL), also in Spain is the fifth nearest airport to San Vicente and is 192 km (119 miles) away.