Castro-Urdiales, Spain

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

Surf spots within 20 km of Castro-Urdiales: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Sonabia9.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Laredo, 8 km2 ft13 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, too small3 ft300 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good4 ft146 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor8 ft860 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big12 ft2848 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too big9 ft1214 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, too big9 ft1397 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big
All readings for Sonabia: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sonabia, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct59, good3 ft12 shollow300kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor4 ft7 smushy146kJwind from the west, 13 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling860kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 scrumbling2,848kJwind from the west, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big9 ft9 scrumbling1,214kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft10 scrumbling1,397kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots20°C
Ereaga17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Getxo2 ft9 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, too small3 ft207 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, good5 ft172 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, poor7 ft680 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big11 ft2144 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big8 ft936 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, too big9 ft1188 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, too big
All readings for Ereaga: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ereaga, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy9kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot15°C
Tue 20Oct52, good3 ft12 shollow207kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor5 ft7 smushy172kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 scrumbling680kJwind from the south, 5 knots18°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft10 smushy2,144kJwind from the west, 9 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling936kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft9 smushy1,188kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots20°C
Islares7.1 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Islares1 ft6 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft169 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, fair5 ft155 kJwind from the west, 17 knots, poor6 ft566 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too big10 ft1828 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too big8 ft785 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, too big8 ft993 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, too big
All readings for Islares: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islares, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct13, too small1 ft4 shollow6kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair3 ft12 shollow169kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct8, poor5 ft6 shollow155kJwind from the west, 17 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 shollow566kJwind from the south, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft10 shollow1,828kJwind from the west, 15 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 shollow785kJwind from the west, 11 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big8 ft9 shollow993kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots19°C
Brazomar1.2 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft9 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small3 ft207 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small5 ft172 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor7 ft680 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too big11 ft2144 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big8 ft936 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, too big9 ft1188 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too big
All readings for Brazomar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brazomar, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy9kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small3 ft12 scrumbling207kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct13, poor5 ft7 smushy172kJwind from the west, 11 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft680kJwind from the south, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft10 ssoft2,144kJwind from the west, 9 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft936kJwind from the west, 7 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft9 ssoft1,188kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots19°C
Laredo18.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Laredo, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+2 ft23 kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots3 ft296 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots9 ft1003 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots7 ft817 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore12 ft2763 kJwind from the west, 12 knots9 ft1134 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore9 ft1160 kJwind from the west, 11 knots
All readings for Laredo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laredo, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft7 smushy23kJwind from the west-north-west, 0 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small3 ft12 ssoft296kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct31, poor9 ft9 ssoft1,003kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct60, good7 ft9 ssoft817kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct44, fair12 ft10 ssoft2,763kJwind from the west, 12 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct54, good9 ft9 ssoft1,134kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 25Oct38, fair9 ft9 ssoft1,160kJwind from the west, 11 knots20°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

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