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 experts: 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 expert 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sanxenxo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Foxos6.5 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft115 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small3 ft314 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small5 ft457 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, too small7 ft626 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft592 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, poor9 ft1458 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day6 ft530 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Foxos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Foxos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft10 ssoft115kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small3 ft14 ssoft314kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft11 ssoft457kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct56, good7 ft8 ssoft626kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor6 ft9 ssoft592kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct57, good9 ft10 ssoft1,458kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct43, fair6 ft9 ssoft530kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots16°C
Montalvo Beach3.6 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft113 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small4 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small5 ft470 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small7 ft686 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, good6 ft514 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, poor10 ft1551 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good6 ft546 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Montalvo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Montalvo Beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling113kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small4 ft13 scrumbling420kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft11 ssoft470kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct50, good7 ft9 ssoft686kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct20, poor6 ft9 smushy514kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct56, good10 ft10 ssoft1,551kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair6 ft9 ssoft546kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots16°C
Playa Areas - Los Muertos2.6 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft113 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small5 ft470 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore, too small7 ft686 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, good6 ft514 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, poor10 ft1543 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore, good6 ft546 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, fair
All readings for Playa Areas - Los Muertos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa Areas - Los Muertos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct15, too small3 ft10 shollow113kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct26, too small4 ft13 shollow420kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft11 scrumbling470kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Wed 21Oct55, good7 ft9 scrumbling686kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor6 ft9 scrumbling514kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct56, good10 ft9 scrumbling1,543kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore17°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair6 ft9 scrumbling546kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots17°C
La Lanzada7.9 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft138 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small4 ft447 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small8 ft731 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good7 ft659 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, poor10 ft1843 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, good7 ft647 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for La Lanzada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Lanzada, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small3 ft10 ssoft138kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small4 ft13 ssoft447kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small5 ft11 ssoft524kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct53, good8 ft8 ssoft731kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore16°C
Thu 22Oct25, poor7 ft9 smushy659kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct55, good10 ft10 ssoft1,843kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair7 ft9 ssoft647kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots16°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