San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain

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Playa de San Vicente de la Barquera
Near Meron. Photo: Nacho Castejón Martínez, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Vicente de la Barquera

San Vicente de la Barquera is a town in Cantabria, Spain. From San Vicente de la Barquera you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Meron, a surf spot 2.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SDR, 47 km away.

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Staying in San Vicente de la Barquera

  • 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SDR, 47 km, Bilbao Airport (BIO), 121 km, OVD, 133 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 San Vicente de la Barquera.

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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 San Vicente de la Barquera each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for San Vicente de la Barquera 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 San Vicente de la Barquera: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Comillas9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Comillas4 ft70 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor1 ft15 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small3 ft204 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, fair7 ft447 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big7 ft659 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big12 ft2917 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too big7 ft701 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Comillas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Comillas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct15, too small1 ft7 smushy15kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot15°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair3 ft12 scrumbling204kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy447kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft659kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 ssoft2,917kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft701kJwind from the west, 9 knots17°C
Oyambre4.6 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft70 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor1 ft15 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small3 ft204 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, fair7 ft447 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big7 ft659 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big12 ft2917 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too big7 ft701 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Oyambre: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oyambre, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor4 ft5 smushy70kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small1 ft7 smushy15kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot15°C
Tue 20Oct46, fair3 ft12 scrumbling204kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy447kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft659kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 ssoft2,917kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft701kJwind from the west, 9 knots17°C
Meron2.7 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft72 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, fair2 ft13 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small3 ft175 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, fair6 ft418 kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots, too big7 ft560 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too big12 ft2570 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, too big6 ft532 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, too big
All readings for Meron: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meron, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct45, fair4 ft5 smushy72kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots17°C
Mon 19Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy13kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct43, fair3 ft12 scrumbling175kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots15°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big6 ft7 smushy418kJwind from the west-north-west, 18 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft560kJwind from the south, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 smushy2,570kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy532kJwind from the west, 9 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Vicente de la Barquera, 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 San Vicente de la Barquera

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