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Playa de Carchuna Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Andalucia, Spain)

Playa de Carchuna Surf Guide

Playa de Carchuna(Calahonda) in Andalucia is an exposed beach break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Short period wind swells are the rule and the optimum wave angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rocks.

Playa de Carchuna Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach1rarely breaks
18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Carchuna:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Carchuna occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Explore Playa de Carchuna Location Map

Interactive Playa de Carchuna 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 Carchuna is Armilla (Granada) Airport (GRX) in Spain, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Carchuna is Granada Airport (GRX), also in Spain, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Playa de Carchuna Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:47 Local Time
Wednesday 06
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period (s) 6 6 5 4
Wind (km/h)
10
5
5
5
Wind State off cross-
off		 cross-
on		 glass

Tides at Playa de Carchuna

Current tide and informaton
For Motril, 10 km from Playa de Carchuna.
Next High Water: 06:58pm | 0.39m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 12:31pm | 0.1m
IS AT (local time)

Playa de Carchuna Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 18.9 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Playa de Carchuna. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Playa de Carchuna

Surf stats for Playa de Carchuna, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Playa de Carchuna

Wind stats for Playa de Carchuna, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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