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

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

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 carIntermediate and up3 ft314 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore4 ft375 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots7 ft626 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots6 ft592 kJwind from the south, 8 knots10 ft1588 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots5 ft317 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots7 ft589 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots
All readings for Foxos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Foxos, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct57, good3 ft14 ssoft314kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct57, good4 ft11 ssoft375kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft626kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft592kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 ssoft1,588kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor5 ft8 smushy317kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy589kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
La Lanzada7.9 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft447 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore5 ft524 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore8 ft731 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots7 ft659 kJwind from the south, 8 knots11 ft1910 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots7 ft647 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots8 ft749 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots
All readings for La Lanzada: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Lanzada, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct51, good4 ft13 ssoft447kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct48, good5 ft11 ssoft524kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft8 ssoft731kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy659kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big11 ft9 ssoft1,910kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft647kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy749kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
Montalvo Beach3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 4 ft+4 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore5 ft470 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore7 ft582 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots6 ft514 kJwind from the south, 8 knots10 ft1543 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots6 ft546 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots7 ft593 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots
All readings for Montalvo Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Montalvo Beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct36, fair4 ft13 scrumbling420kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct53, good5 ft11 ssoft470kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft582kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 smushy514kJwind from the south, 8 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 ssoft1,543kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big6 ft9 ssoft546kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots16°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big7 ft8 smushy593kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
Playa Areas - Los Muertos2.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+4 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore5 ft470 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore7 ft582 kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot6 ft514 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots10 ft1543 kJwind from the east, 1 knot6 ft546 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots7 ft593 kJwind from the south, 4 knots
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
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct53, good4 ft13 shollow420kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct53, good5 ft11 scrumbling470kJwind from the north, 3 knots, offshore17°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 scrumbling582kJwind from the east-south-east, 1 knot16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft9 scrumbling514kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft9 scrumbling1,543kJwind from the east, 1 knot17°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big6 ft9 scrumbling546kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots17°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big7 ft8 scrumbling593kJwind from the south, 4 knots18°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