Ortigueira, Spain

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Vista de Ortigueira dende a rúa do Castelo
Ortigueira, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ortigueira

Ortigueira is a town in A Coruña Province, Spain. From Ortigueira you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Fornos, a surf spot 3.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LCG, 60 km away.

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Staying in Ortigueira

  • 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LCG, 60 km, SCQ, 99 km, OVD, 147 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 Ortigueira.

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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 Ortigueira 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Ortigueira: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Fornos3.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft168 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots6 ft655 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore12 ft2079 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots10 ft1730 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, offshore16 ft4738 kJwind from the west, 7 knots11 ft2255 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore10 ft1478 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore
All readings for Fornos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fornos, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small3 ft10 smushy168kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small6 ft11 ssoft655kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore15°C
Wed 21Oct55, good12 ft9 ssoft2,079kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct65, good10 ft9 ssoft1,730kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, offshore16°C
Fri 23Oct53, good16 ft10 ssoft4,738kJwind from the west, 7 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct67, good11 ft10 ssoft2,255kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, offshore15°C
Sun 25Oct62, good10 ft9 ssoft1,478kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore19°C
Villarrube18 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Valdoviño, 7 kmIntermediate and up3 ft313 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots6 ft745 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots12 ft2145 kJwind from the west, 6 knots10 ft1604 kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore16 ft4322 kJwind from the west, 7 knots12 ft2103 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore9 ft1208 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots
All readings for Villarrube: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Villarrube, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft13 s313kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair6 ft11 s745kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct49, good12 ft9 s2,145kJwind from the west, 6 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair10 ft9 s1,604kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore17°C
Fri 23Oct46, fair16 ft10 s4,322kJwind from the west, 7 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct56, good12 ft9 s2,103kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore16°C
Sun 25Oct49, good9 ft9 s1,208kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots19°C

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

  • La Terraza de LauraSpanish · in the centre
  • Manolo's XantarSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Club Nautico0.2 km from the centre
  • The Master Grill BurgerAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Mesón Río SorSpanish · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Restaurante A Cabana do Fos1.6 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