l'Escala, Spain

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St. Martí. Photo: A. DE GRAAUW (Artreve), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About l'Escala

l'Escala is a town in Girona, Spain. From l'Escala you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot, 1 sailing spot and 2 dive sites. The nearest is St. Martí, a surf spot 3.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 59 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 39 km away.

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Staying in l'Escala

  • 59 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO), 39 km, PGF, 73 km, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), 126 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 l'Escala.

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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.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of l'Escala: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
St. Martí3.1 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft20 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small4 ft83 kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots, good1 ft8 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for St. Martí: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St. Martí, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, too small2 ft4 smushy20kJwind from the north, 6 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the south-south-east, 0 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small1 ft5 smushy8kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 22Oct9, too small1 ft3 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot19°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore19°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 25Oct5, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of l'Escala, 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 l'Escala

Windsurf near l'Escala

Sailing near l'Escala

Dive near l'Escala

Places to eat near l'Escala

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