La Mata, Spain

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La Mata. Photo: Magnum35, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Mata

La Mata is a town in Province of Alicante, Spain. From La Mata you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is La Mata, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ALC, 30 km away.

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Staying in La Mata

  • 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ALC, 30 km, RMU, 48 km, Valencia Airport (VLC), 163 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 La Mata.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for La Mata 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of La Mata: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Pico Madrid5.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Guardamar del Segura, 1 km1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft31 kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Pico Madrid: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pico Madrid, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair3 ft4 smushy31kJwind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct4, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore22°C
La Mata1.1 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft3 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft31 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for La Mata: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Mata, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair3 ft4 smushy31kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the west, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 23Oct4, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore22°C
La Zenia12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Torrevieja, 7 km1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, fair1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 0 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for La Zenia: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Zenia, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair3 ft4 smushy35kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore25°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 0 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct5, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct21, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots22°C
Punta Prima10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Torrevieja, 5 km1 ft2 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, fair1 ft3 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small1 ft1 kJwind from the east, 0 knots, too small<1 ft0 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small2 ft8 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Punta Prima: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Prima, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct38, fair3 ft4 smushy35kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the west, 6 knots, offshore25°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft5 smushy4kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft3 smushy1kJwind from the east, 0 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct5, too smallunder 1 ft3 s0kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small2 ft4 smushy8kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of La Mata, 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 La Mata

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