Dos Mortos — 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 intermediate 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 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.

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Foxos6.5 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft115 kJ

3 ft314 kJ

4 ft375 kJ

7 ft626 kJ

6 ft592 kJ

10 ft1588 kJ

5 ft317 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Foxos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	3 ft14 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	375kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	626kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	592kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,588kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	14, poor	5 ft8 smushy	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	16°C

Playa Areas - Los Muertos2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft113 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

6 ft514 kJ

10 ft1543 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Areas - Los Muertos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 shollow	113kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	4 ft13 shollow	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	470kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 scrumbling	582kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	514kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 scrumbling	1,543kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	17°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	546kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	17°C

Montalvo Beach3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft113 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

5 ft470 kJ

7 ft582 kJ

6 ft514 kJ

10 ft1543 kJ

6 ft546 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montalvo Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	113kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft13 scrumbling	420kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	5 ft11 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	582kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	514kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,543kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	546kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°C

La Lanzada7.9 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft138 kJ

4 ft447 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

8 ft731 kJ

7 ft659 kJ

11 ft1910 kJ

7 ft647 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Lanzada, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	138kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft13 ssoft	447kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	5 ft11 ssoft	524kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	731kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	659kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,910kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	647kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°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

Praia da Lanzada 8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Sanxenxo

Praia da Lanzada 8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sanxenxo

A GoletaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Abuelo BernardoSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Bar Restaurante ZamoranoBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
La Rectoral SanxenxoSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Marlima IISeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Restaurante CarmenSeafood · 0.1 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

Sanxenxo, Spain