Playa de Espana Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Asturias, Spain)

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Playa de Espana Surf Guide

Playa de Espana in Asturias is an exposed beach and reef break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break offers mainly right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Playa de Espana Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	consistent	15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Espana:

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

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Espana 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 45% of the time in December while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 14% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

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

14%

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 Espana Location Map

Interactive Playa de Espana 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 nearest passenger airport to Playa de Espana is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, which is 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Playa de Espana is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 141 km (88 miles) away.

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Playa de Espana Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:35 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	N	NE	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	6	6	10	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross

What does Playa de Espana look like?

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Tides at Playa de Espana

Current tide and informaton

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

Next High Water: 08:34am | 2.77m

Next Low Water: 02:38pm | 1.04m

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

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Playa de Espana 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 (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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