Noja, Spain

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Playa de Berria — Playa de Noja. Photo: Bixintxo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Noja

Noja is a town in Cantabria, Spain. From Noja you can reach 11 surf spots. The nearest is Playa de Noja, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SDR, 25 km away.

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Staying in Noja

42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SDR, 25 km, Bilbao Airport (BIO), 53 km, VIT, 93 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 Noja.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Noja each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Noja too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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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Sonabia17.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Laredo, 8 km

3 ft49 kJ

2 ft32 kJ

4 ft323 kJ

5 ft328 kJ

8 ft831 kJ

13 ft3455 kJ

9 ft969 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sonabia, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 shollow	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft11 shollow	323kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	831kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 scrumbling	3,455kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 scrumbling	969kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	16°C

Berria4.5 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft90 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

6 ft421 kJ

8 ft776 kJ

13 ft3358 kJ

8 ft896 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Berria, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	3 ft12 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	421kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	776kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 ssoft	3,358kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	896kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

El Brusco3.8 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft90 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

6 ft421 kJ

8 ft776 kJ

13 ft3358 kJ

8 ft896 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Brusco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	3 ft12 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	421kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	776kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 ssoft	3,358kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	896kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Ajo7.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ajo

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

3 ft296 kJ

6 ft463 kJ

8 ft813 kJ

13 ft3595 kJ

8 ft925 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ajo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 shollow	55kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 shollow	33kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	3 ft12 shollow	296kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	463kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	813kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 smushy	3,595kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	925kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Isla Santa Marina16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Santander, 7 km

4 ft65 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft317 kJ

6 ft470 kJ

8 ft879 kJ

13 ft3770 kJ

9 ft984 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isla Santa Marina, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	3 ft12 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	470kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	879kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft11 smushy	3,770kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	984kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Somo17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Somo

4 ft67 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

4 ft351 kJ

6 ft482 kJ

8 ft969 kJ

14 ft3993 kJ

9 ft1073 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Somo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	4 ft5 smushy	67kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	31kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	351kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	482kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	969kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	14 ft11 smushy	3,993kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,073kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Ris0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft90 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

6 ft421 kJ

8 ft776 kJ

13 ft3358 kJ

8 ft896 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ris, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, poor	4 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 shollow	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft12 shollow	276kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 scrumbling	421kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	776kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 ssoft	3,358kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	896kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	16°C

Islares19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Islares

4 ft61 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

5 ft286 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

11 ft2331 kJ

6 ft554 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islares, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft12 shollow	184kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, poor	5 ft7 shollow	286kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 shollow	546kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 shollow	2,331kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	554kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

La Fortaleza8.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Laredo, 4 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft61 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

7 ft715 kJ

6 ft589 kJ

12 ft3190 kJ

6 ft554 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Fortaleza, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	7 ft8 ssoft	715kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	589kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	12 ft11 ssoft	3,190kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, offshore	15°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	554kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	16°C

Laredo10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Laredo, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft92 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

9 ft1062 kJ

8 ft885 kJ

13 ft3356 kJ

8 ft910 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Laredo, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	92kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,062kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	8 ft9 ssoft	885kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	13 ft11 ssoft	3,356kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	8 ft9 ssoft	910kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots, offshore	16°C

Playa de Noja0.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft90 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

3 ft289 kJ

9 ft1050 kJ

8 ft870 kJ

13 ft3358 kJ

8 ft896 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa de Noja, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	4 ft5 smushy	90kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	289kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	9 ft9 ssoft	1,050kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	8 ft9 ssoft	870kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	13 ft10 ssoft	3,358kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	8 ft9 ssoft	896kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	16°C

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

Que Bueno que VinisteLatin american · 0.1 km from the centre
Brasa Experience NojaSpanish · 0.3 km from the centre
La YayaSpanish · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante Los PeñonesSpanish · 0.3 km from the centre
El HórreoSpanish · 0.9 km from the centre
Restaurante Mesón La CuevaSpanish · 1.0 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