La mata beach2 — 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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

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Fri 23

Sat 24

La Mata1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft3 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at La Mata, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 0 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	22°C

Pico Madrid5.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Guardamar del Segura, 1 km

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Pico Madrid, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	22°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C

La Zenia12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Torrevieja, 7 km

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at La Zenia, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 0 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°C

Punta Prima10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Torrevieja, 5 km

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Punta Prima, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	49, good	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	1 ft5 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	24°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 0 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	under 1 ft3 s	0kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	22°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

LUNA KEBABTurkish · in the centre
Honey Kebab RestauranteSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
La Mar de BienSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante Casa PacoSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Rocki's PlazaSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
El RincónSpanish · 0.2 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

La Mata, Spain

About La Mata

Staying in La Mata

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near La Mata