Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa do Carreiro Surf Guide

Playa do Carreiro in Galicia is an exposed river break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. The river breaks peel to the right. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Playa do Carreiro Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	1	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa do Carreiro:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa do Carreiro occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Playa do Carreiro with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 57% of the time in September while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

57%

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

blown out

37%

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 do Carreiro Location Map

Interactive Playa do Carreiro 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 do Carreiro is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa do Carreiro is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 76 km (47 miles) away.

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Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 21:47 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Playa do Carreiro

Current tide and informaton

For Playa do Carreiro, 0 km from Playa do Carreiro.

Next High Water: 08:51am | 2.12m

Next Low Water: 02:41am | 0.9m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa do Carreiro Sea Temperature

The Playa do Carreiro water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °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.