Nerja, Spain

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Playa de las Alberquillas. Photo: Por los caminos de Málaga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Nerja

Nerja is a town in Málaga Province, Spain. From Nerja you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Molino de papel, a surf spot 5.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 193 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GRX, 50 km away.

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Staying in Nerja

  • 193 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: GRX, 50 km, Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP), 56 km, LEI, 135 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 Nerja.

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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Nerja 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: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Nerja: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Ponderosa17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in AlmuñécarIntermediate and up1 ft2 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots1 ft3 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots1 ft1 kJwind from the west, 10 knots1 ft3 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots1 ft3 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots2 ft12 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 1 knot
All readings for La Ponderosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Ponderosa, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft3 shollow2kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots22°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small1 ft4 shollow1kJwind from the west, 10 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct4, too small1 ft4 shollow3kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small2 ft4 shollow12kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small1 ft4 shollow4kJwind from the east, 1 knot21°C
Molino de papel5.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up1 ft2 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots1 ft2 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots1 ft2 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots1 ft2 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots1 ft3 kJwind from the east, 6 knots2 ft11 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots1 ft3 kJwind from the south, 2 knots
All readings for Molino de papel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Molino de papel, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft3 shollow2kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft3 shollow2kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small1 ft4 smushy2kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct3, too small1 ft4 shollow2kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots19°C
Thu 22Oct8, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the east, 6 knots19°C
Fri 23Oct20, too small2 ft4 shollow11kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots19°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small1 ft3 shollow3kJwind from the south, 2 knots19°C

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

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