Playa de Melide Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Melide Surf Guide

Playa de Melide in Galicia is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Playa de Melide Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Melide:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Melide occur when a Southwest 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 Melide (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Melide 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 10% of the time in February while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 69% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

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

blown out

21%

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

too small

69%

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 Melide Location Map

Interactive Playa de Melide 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 Melide is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Melide is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 81 km (50 miles) away.

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Playa de Melide Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 03:34 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	WSW	NW
Period (s)	10	7	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off

What does Playa de Melide look like?

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Tides at Playa de Melide

Current tide and informaton

For Cangas, 7 km from Playa de Melide.

Next High Water: 08:02am | 2.29m

Next Low Water: 02:00pm | 0.89m

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Playa de Melide Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Playa de Melide 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.