Playa de Barona Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Barona Surf Guide

Playa de Barona in Galicia is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has pretty consitent 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 best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Playa de Barona Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Barona:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Barona occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa de Barona (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Barona with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in December while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

41%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de Barona Location Map

Interactive Playa de Barona surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa de Barona is Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Barona is Vigo Airport (VGO), also in Spain, 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Playa de Barona Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 19:56 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off

Tides at Playa de Barona

Current tide and informaton

For Playa de Barona, 0 km from Playa de Barona.

Next High Water: 08:25pm | 2.46m

Next Low Water: 02:46am | 0.91m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa de Barona Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Playa de Barona is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite