Sanxenxo, Spain

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Playa Areas - Los Muertos. Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sanxenxo

Sanxenxo is a town in Pontevedra Province, Spain. From Sanxenxo you can reach 4 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Playa Areas - Los Muertos, a surf spot 2.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 89 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is VGO, 24 km away.

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Staying in Sanxenxo

  • 89 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: VGO, 24 km, SCQ, 64 km, LCG, 106 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 Sanxenxo.

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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 Sanxenxo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sanxenxo: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Foxos6.5 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft313 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, fair4 ft390 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, good, best spot that day8 ft767 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big6 ft580 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big10 ft1687 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too big7 ft695 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big6 ft491 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Foxos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Foxos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct39, fair3 ft13 ssoft313kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct56, good4 ft11 ssoft390kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft767kJwind from the east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft580kJwind from the south, 7 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 ssoft1,687kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft695kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy491kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
Playa Areas - Los Muertos2.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft318 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair5 ft488 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, good7 ft737 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, too big6 ft586 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, too big10 ft1708 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too big6 ft606 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too big6 ft491 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too big
All readings for Playa Areas - Los Muertos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Areas - Los Muertos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct40, fair3 ft14 shollow318kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct53, good5 ft11 scrumbling488kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 scrumbling737kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot17°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 scrumbling586kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 scrumbling1,708kJwind from the south, 1 knot16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big6 ft10 scrumbling606kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big6 ft9 scrumbling491kJwind from the south, 4 knots18°C
Montalvo Beach3.6 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft318 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft488 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good7 ft737 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big6 ft586 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big10 ft1708 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too big6 ft606 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big6 ft491 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for Montalvo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montalvo Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct27, too small3 ft14 scrumbling318kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct49, good5 ft11 ssoft488kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft737kJwind from the east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy586kJwind from the south, 7 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 ssoft1,708kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft606kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy491kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
La Lanzada7.9 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft343 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore, fair5 ft543 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair8 ft900 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, too big7 ft695 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, too big11 ft2001 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too big8 ft831 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big7 ft611 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, too big
All readings for La Lanzada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Lanzada, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct38, fair3 ft14 ssoft343kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair5 ft11 ssoft543kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft900kJwind from the east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy695kJwind from the south, 7 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft9 ssoft2,001kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots17°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft831kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy611kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sanxenxo, 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).

Kite near Sanxenxo

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Places to eat near Sanxenxo

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