Playa de Oyambre Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Playa de Oyambre Surf Guide

Playa de Oyambre in Cantabria is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Playa de Oyambre Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Oyambre:

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Oyambre 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 31% of the time in January while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% 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

12%

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

too small

57%

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 Oyambre Location Map

Interactive Playa de Oyambre 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 Oyambre is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Oyambre is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 116 km (72 miles) away.

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Playa de Oyambre Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 26 March 2023, 07:34 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 26
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	11	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Playa de Oyambre look like?

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Tides at Playa de Oyambre

Current tide and informaton

For Playa de Gerra, 2 km from Playa de Oyambre.

Next High Water: 08:37pm | 3.29m

Next Low Water: 02:24pm | 0.55m

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

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Playa de Oyambre 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 (11.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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