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 experts: 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 expert 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: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
St. Martí3.1 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft12 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, too small2 ft24 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small3 ft69 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small1 ft7 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small2 ft17 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 expert surfers at St. Martí, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft6 smushy12kJwind from the north, 13 knots16°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy24kJwind from the north, 9 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct18, too small3 ft6 smushy69kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots17°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small1 ft5 smushy7kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 22Oct4, too small1 ft4 smushy4kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore19°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north, 8 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct10, too small2 ft4 smushy17kJwind from the west, 4 knots, offshore17°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