Playa de Galizano Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Playa de Galizano Surf Guide

Playa de Galizano in Cantabria is a fairly exposed beach reef and point break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there is a right hand reef break as well. Best around low tide. Often Crowded.

Playa de Galizano Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach reef and point	2	consistent	15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Galizano:

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

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16 Day Forecast

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Galizano 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 31% of the time in December while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

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

blown out

42%

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

too small

27%

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 Galizano Location Map

Interactive Playa de Galizano 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 Galizano is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Galizano is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 66 km (41 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 Galizano Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 17:32 Local Time

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

Tides at Playa de Galizano

Current tide and informaton

For Ajo, 6 km from Playa de Galizano.

Next High Water: 08:52pm | 2.94m

Next Low Water: 03:15am | 1.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Playa de Galizano Sea Temperature

The Playa de Galizano water temperature is rather cool (15.9 °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.