Carnota, Spain

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Solpor na praia de Carnota. Dawn over Carnota Beach
Carnota. Photo: Noel Feans, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Carnota

Carnota is a town in A Coruña Province, Spain. From Carnota you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Carnota, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SCQ, 55 km away.

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Staying in Carnota

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SCQ, 55 km, VGO, 76 km, LCG, 79 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 Carnota.

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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 Carnota each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Carnota 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: Intermediate Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Carnota: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Carnota0 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft177 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore4 ft456 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots5 ft580 kJwind from the north, 2 knots9 ft1090 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots8 ft1018 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots13 ft2555 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots8 ft835 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots
All readings for Carnota: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carnota, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair3 ft9 ssoft177kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct54, good4 ft13 scrumbling456kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct51, good5 ft11 ssoft580kJwind from the north, 2 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big9 ft8 ssoft1,090kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy1,018kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft9 smushy2,555kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft835kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots14°C
Larino -El faro6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in LariñoIntermediate and up4 ft197 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore3 ft400 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore5 ft630 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore10 ft1166 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots9 ft1107 kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots13 ft2774 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots8 ft932 kJwind from the south, 7 knots
All readings for Larino -El faro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Larino -El faro, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good4 ft9 shollow197kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore18°C
Mon 19Oct56, good3 ft14 shollow400kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair5 ft11 shollow630kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big10 ft8 scrumbling1,166kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,107kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft9 smushy2,774kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 smushy932kJwind from the south, 7 knots14°C
Louro (Ancoradoiro)8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Muros, 4 kmIntermediate and up4 ft197 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore4 ft488 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore5 ft630 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore10 ft1166 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots9 ft1107 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots13 ft2774 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots8 ft932 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots
All readings for Louro (Ancoradoiro): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Louro (Ancoradoiro), each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct53, good4 ft9 shollow197kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct65, good4 ft13 shollow488kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore18°C
Tue 20Oct45, fair5 ft11 shollow630kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big10 ft8 scrumbling1,166kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,107kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big13 ft9 scrumbling2,774kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling932kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots14°C
O Pindo9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft199 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore3 ft410 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore6 ft670 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots10 ft1365 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots9 ft1281 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots14 ft2967 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots9 ft1026 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots
All readings for O Pindo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at O Pindo, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small4 ft9 shollow199kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore17°C
Mon 19Oct20, too small3 ft14 shollow410kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore16°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small6 ft11 shollow670kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct51, good10 ft8 shollow1,365kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct23, poor9 ft9 smushy1,281kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots14°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair14 ft9 shollow2,967kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair9 ft9 shollow1,026kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Carnota, 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).

Places to eat near Carnota

  • Mar da MorosaSpanish · 1.3 km from the centre
  • Casa FandiñoSpanish · 0.2 km from the centre
  • A Vaca de Pilara GrillBar and grill · 1.1 km from the centre
  • Casa Goyanes0.1 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