Playa de Carnota Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Carnota Surf Guide

Playa de Carnota in Galicia is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Playa de Carnota Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Carnota:

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

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

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Carnota with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in March while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

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

15%

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 Carnota Location Map

Interactive Playa de Carnota 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 Carnota is Santiago Airport (SCQ) in Spain, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Carnota is Vigo Airport (VGO), also in Spain, 78 km (48 miles) away.

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Playa de Carnota Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:30 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NNW
Period (s)	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Playa de Carnota

Current tide and informaton

For Carnota, 2 km from Playa de Carnota.

Next High Water: 07:50pm | 2.71m

Next Low Water: 01:32pm | 0.78m

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

The water temperature (15.3 °C) at Playa de Carnota is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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