Caños de Meca La Breña y Marismas del Barbate — Los Canos de Meca. Photo: Cear2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Barbate

Barbate is a town in Cádiz Province, Spain. From Barbate you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Los Canos de Meca, a surf spot 3.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TNG, 51 km away.

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Staying in Barbate

1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TNG, 51 km, GIB, 56 km, XRY, 62 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barbate.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Barbate each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Barbate too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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El Palmar9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Conil de la Frontera, 5 km

2 ft29 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Palmar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft12 shollow	60kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	19°C

Los Canos de Meca3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Canos de Meca, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 shollow	71kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C

Barbate4.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft55 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft18 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Barbate, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	55kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	18kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot, offshore	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barbate, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Barbate

Barbate 4.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Barbate

Barbate 4.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Barbate

Pizzeria La Magia Venta CanutoPizza · 1.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Barbate, Spain

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Where it is

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