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 beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Comillas9.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in ComillasIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft194 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

7 ft672 kJ

11 ft2328 kJ

8 ft921 kJ

8 ft971 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Comillas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	194kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	672kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,328kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	921kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	971kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	18°C

Meron2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft151 kJ

6 ft315 kJ

7 ft601 kJ

11 ft1981 kJ

8 ft826 kJ

8 ft799 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meron, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	2 ft12 scrumbling	151kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	315kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	601kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	1,981kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	826kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	799kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	18°C

Oyambre4.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

6 ft336 kJ

7 ft672 kJ

11 ft2328 kJ

8 ft921 kJ

8 ft971 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oyambre, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft12 scrumbling	179kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 smushy	336kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	672kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 ssoft	2,328kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	921kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	17°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	971kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	18°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

Restaurante AugustoSeafood · in the centre
Restaurante La BrasaSteakhouse · in the centre
Bar ColónPeruvian · 0.2 km from the centre
La Ostrería San VicenteSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Ñampa ZampaBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Boga BogaSpanish · 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

San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain

About San Vicente de la Barquera

Staying in San Vicente de la Barquera

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Where it is

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