Playa de Brazomar — Brazomar. Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Castro-Urdiales

Castro-Urdiales is a town in Cantabria, Spain. From Castro-Urdiales you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Brazomar, a surf spot 1.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 26 km away.

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Staying in Castro-Urdiales

13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 26 km, SDR, 49 km, VIT, 69 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 Castro-Urdiales.

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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. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Castro-Urdiales 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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Sonabia9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Laredo, 8 km

2 ft32 kJ

3 ft307 kJ

5 ft328 kJ

8 ft831 kJ

13 ft3455 kJ

9 ft969 kJ

9 ft1074 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sonabia, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 shollow	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	3 ft12 shollow	307kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	831kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 scrumbling	3,455kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 scrumbling	969kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 scrumbling	1,074kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	20°C

Ereaga17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Getxo

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

7 ft722 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ereaga, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	15°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 shollow	219kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	642kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 smushy	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	691kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	722kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	20°C

Islares7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Islares

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

11 ft2331 kJ

6 ft554 kJ

7 ft650 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islares, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 shollow	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	3 ft12 shollow	184kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	5 ft7 shollow	286kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	546kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 shollow	2,331kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	554kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	650kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	19°C

Brazomar1.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

7 ft722 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brazomar, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	219kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 ssoft	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	691kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	722kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	19°C

Laredo18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Laredo, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft295 kJ

9 ft1062 kJ

8 ft790 kJ

13 ft3356 kJ

8 ft910 kJ

9 ft996 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laredo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	295kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,062kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	8 ft9 ssoft	790kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	13 ft11 ssoft	3,356kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	8 ft9 ssoft	910kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	996kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Castro-Urdiales, 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 Castro-Urdiales

Asador El PuertoSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Mesón MarineroSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante La Goleta Castro UrdialesSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Marisquería AlfredoSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante SirocoSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Meson Don QuijoteSpanish · 0.3 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

Castro-Urdiales, Spain