Playa de Carino Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Carino Surf Guide

Playa de Carino in Galicia is a very sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Playa de Carino Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Carino:

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

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Carino with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in February while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 56% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

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

blown out

14%

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

too small

56%

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 Carino Location Map

Interactive Playa de Carino 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 Carino is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Carino is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 103 km (64 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de Carino Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 21:54 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	off

Tides at Playa de Carino

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Marta de Ortigueira, 5 km from Playa de Carino.

Next High Water: 09:17am | 2.44m

Next Low Water: 03:11am | 1.03m

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

The Playa de Carino water temperature is rather cool (15.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.