Costa Ballena, Spain

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Playa de La Ballena - IMG 20240810 111809 — Costa Ballena. Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Costa Ballena

Costa Ballena is a town in Cádiz Province, Spain. From Costa Ballena you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Costa Ballena, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is XRY, 32 km away.

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Staying in Costa Ballena

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: XRY, 32 km, Seville Airport (SVQ), 93 km, GIB, 112 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Costa Ballena 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.

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Sun 18

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Sat 24

Calita2.6 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Chipiona, 8 km

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Calita, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	21°C

Costa Ballena0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Costa Ballena, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	21°C

El Buzo17.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in El Puerto de Santa María, 4 km

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Buzo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C

La cuchiya17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Cádiz, 6 km

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La cuchiya, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	21°C

Las Tres Piedras2.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Chipiona, 3 km

2 ft23 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft6 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Tres Piedras, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	21°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	21°C

Las Redes16.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in El Puerto de Santa María, 4 km

2 ft19 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Redes, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	21°C

La Puntilla19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in El Puerto de Santa María, 2 km

2 ft16 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Puntilla, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft6 smushy	8kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	2kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Costa Ballena, 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 Costa Ballena

Arrocería BallenaSpanish · 0.3 km from the centre
Burger BallenaBurger · 0.3 km from the centre
Pizzeria Bar Panino PiùPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Congelados María De La O S.L.Seafood · 0.6 km from the centre
100 MontaditosSpanish · 0.7 km from the centre
Chiringuito el PonienteMediterranean · 0.7 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