Playa de Santa Marina Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Asturias, Spain)

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Playa de Santa Marina Surf Guide

Playa de Santa Marina(Ribadesella) in Asturias is an exposed beach,point and rivermouth break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the south with some shelter here from west winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working.

Playa de Santa Marina Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach, point and rivermouth	2	fairly consistent	15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Santa Marina:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Santa Marina occur when a North-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 Santa Marina (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Santa Marina 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 47% of the time in December while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

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

blown out

43%

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

too small

10%

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 Santa Marina Location Map

Interactive Playa de Santa Marina 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 Santa Marina is Asturias (Aviles) Airport (OVD) in Spain, 78 km (48 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Santa Marina is Santander Airport (SDR), also in Spain, 101 km (63 miles) away.

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Playa de Santa Marina Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 01:24 Local Time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 09
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Period (s)	14	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off

Tides at Playa de Santa Marina

Current tide and informaton

For Ribadesella, 1 km from Playa de Santa Marina.

Next High Water: 10:25am | 2.52m

Next Low Water: 04:16am | 1.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Playa de Santa Marina Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.5 °C) at Playa de Santa Marina is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Playa de Santa Marina

Surf stats for Playa de Santa Marina, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Playa de Santa Marina

Wind stats for Playa de Santa Marina, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Playa de Santa Marina Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 8 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:2.5
Consistency of Surf:2.8
Difficulty Level:2.4
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.4
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

cuerres from Spain

“Poor.”

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