Playa de Orinon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Playa de Orinon Surf Guide

Playa de Orinon in Cantabria is a very sheltered river break that has inconsistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the west with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Playa de Orinon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	1	inconsistent	16.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Orinon:

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

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Orinon with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

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

blown out

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

too small

83%

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 Orinon Location Map

Interactive Playa de Orinon 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 Orinon is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Orinon is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 40 km (25 miles) away.

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Playa de Orinon Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:01 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NW	NNW	NNW	NW
Period (s)	7	6	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Playa de Orinon look like?

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Credit: Unai Acedo Credit: leioa

Tides at Playa de Orinon

Current tide and informaton

For Laredo, 8 km from Playa de Orinon.

Next High Water: 08:33am | 2.82m

Next Low Water: 02:38pm | 1.06m

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

The water temperature (16.1 °C) at Playa de Orinon 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.