Playa de Arenillas , Cantabria . - panoramio — Near Islares, 1 km away. Photo: McBodes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Islares

Islares is a town in Cantabria, Spain. From Islares you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Islares, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 33 km away.

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Staying in Islares

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 33 km, SDR, 42 km, VIT, 74 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 Islares.

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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. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Islares 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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Sonabia2.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Laredo, 8 km

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft300 kJ

4 ft146 kJ

8 ft860 kJ

12 ft2848 kJ

9 ft1214 kJ

9 ft1397 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sonabia, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	3 ft12 shollow	300kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	146kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	860kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 scrumbling	2,848kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 scrumbling	1,214kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,397kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	20°C

Berria15.4 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Noja, 5 km

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft285 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

7 ft788 kJ

12 ft2736 kJ

9 ft1105 kJ

9 ft1353 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Berria, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft12 ssoft	285kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	4 ft6 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	788kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 ssoft	2,736kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,105kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,353kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	20°C

Islares0 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft6 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

5 ft155 kJ

6 ft566 kJ

10 ft1828 kJ

8 ft785 kJ

8 ft993 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 ft4 shollow	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft12 shollow	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	5 ft6 shollow	155kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	566kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 shollow	1,828kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	785kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	993kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	19°C

Brazomar7.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Castro-Urdiales, 1 km

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft207 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

7 ft680 kJ

11 ft2144 kJ

8 ft936 kJ

9 ft1188 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	9kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	207kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	5 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	680kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,144kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	936kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,188kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	19°C

Laredo11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Laredo, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft23 kJ

3 ft296 kJ

9 ft1003 kJ

7 ft817 kJ

12 ft2763 kJ

9 ft1134 kJ

9 ft1160 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laredo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 0 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,003kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	60, good	7 ft9 ssoft	817kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	12 ft10 ssoft	2,763kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	9 ft9 ssoft	1,134kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,160kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	20°C

Playa de Noja19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in NojaNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft251 kJ

9 ft1007 kJ

7 ft797 kJ

12 ft3031 kJ

9 ft1188 kJ

9 ft1102 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa de Noja, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	251kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,007kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	7 ft9 ssoft	797kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	12 ft10 ssoft	3,031kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	9 ft9 ssoft	1,188kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	9 ft9 ssoft	1,102kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Islares, 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 Islares

Restaurante el Langostero - Vivero de MariscosSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Asador ErilloBarbecue · 0.9 km from the centre
Bar-Restaurante Camping ArenillasSpanish · 0.9 km from the centre
Asador Argentino RocamarArgentine · 0.9 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

Islares, Spain