Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Spain – Cantabria)

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Playa de Somo Surf Guide

Playa de Somo in Cantabria is a sheltered beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take special care here if it gets very crowded.

Playa de Somo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Somo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Somo occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Somo 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 17% of the time in December while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 50% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

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

blown out

33%

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

too small

50%

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 Somo Location Map

Interactive Playa de Somo 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 Somo is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Somo is Bilbao Airport (BIO), also in Spain, 70 km (43 miles) away.

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Playa de Somo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 01:59 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 04
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Playa de Somo look like?

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Tides at Playa de Somo

Current tide and informaton

For Santander, Spain, 3 km from Playa de Somo.

Next High Water: 06:34am | 3.69m

Next Low Water: 12:44pm | 0.67m

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

The Playa de Somo 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.

Current Temp*: 15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Playa de Somo

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

Average Swell

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Wind History at Playa de Somo

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

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Playa de Somo Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 29 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.4
Consistency of Surf:3.7
Difficulty Level:2.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.2
Crowds:2.2
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Jose from Spain

“Los locales mayores peludos y gordos que van de pros por la vida con la edad que tienen (cincuentas)ya podrian aprender modales. Miradas de perros cuando has pedido disculpas por saltar una ola que ni siquiera llegaban. Menos mal que son unos poquitos solo. La humildad no la conocen ni en pintura
Los niñatos y niñatas q llevan 2 añitos en el surf remando con cara de Slaters tambien me ponen nervioso. El surf da asquito y llevo mas de la mitad de mi vida en él. A pasarlo bien señores, que ésto es un deporte sano. Las gilipolleces para el futbol.”

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