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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 Intermediate

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Los Canos de Meca3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Los Canos de Meca, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft12 shollow	71kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft9 shollow	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C

Barbate4.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft41 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, 7 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	18kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	19°C

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

3 ft33 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Palmar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft7 smushy	13kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 shollow	50kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	19°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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