Playa de Traba Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Traba Surf Guide

Playa de Traba in Galicia is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

Playa de Traba Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Traba:

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Traba 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 30% of the time in February while 67% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

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

blown out

67%

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

too small

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 Traba Location Map

Interactive Playa de Traba 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 Traba is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, which is 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Traba is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de Traba Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 09:44 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	cross- on

What does Playa de Traba look like?

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Tides at Playa de Traba

Current tide and informaton

For Playa de Soesto, 4 km from Playa de Traba.

Next High Water: 07:55pm | 2.76m

Next Low Water: 01:38pm | 0.8m

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

The Playa de Traba water temperature is rather cool (14.7 °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.