Sopela, Spain

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Sopelana Arrietara — Sopelana. Photo: Javierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sopela

Sopela is a town in Biscay, Spain. From Sopela you can reach 13 surf spots. The nearest is El Sitio, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 11 km away.

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Staying in Sopela

7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Bilbao Airport (BIO), 11 km, VIT, 59 km, SDR, 68 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 Sopela.

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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 Sopela each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sopela 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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Aizkorri2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft59 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aizkorri, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Arrigunaga4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Getxo, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft61 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Arrigunaga, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	1 ft8 shollow	22kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	642kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 smushy	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	691kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C

Bakio15.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in BakioIntermediate and up

4 ft61 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft434 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

9 ft1127 kJ

14 ft4110 kJ

10 ft1385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bakio, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft8 shollow	41kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	434kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	4 ft8 smushy	221kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 scrumbling	1,127kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	14 ft11 smushy	4,110kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 scrumbling	1,385kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	16°C

Brazomar18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Castro-Urdiales, 1 kmNeeds 4 ft+

4 ft78 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft223 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brazomar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	78kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	223kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 ssoft	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	691kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C

El Sitio1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft85 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Sitio, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft5 shollow	85kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Ereaga4.7 kmabout 10 min by carStays in GetxoIntermediate and up

4 ft61 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ereaga, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 smushy	320kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	642kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 smushy	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	691kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C

Jefrys4.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Getxo, 1 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft61 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

3 ft199 kJ

6 ft320 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

12 ft2730 kJ

7 ft691 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jefrys, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft5 shollow	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	10, poor	6 ft8 shollow	320kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	642kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 smushy	2,730kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	691kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C

La central11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Bakio, 5 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft61 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft434 kJ

4 ft221 kJ

9 ft1127 kJ

14 ft4110 kJ

10 ft1385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La central, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	41kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	434kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	12, poor	4 ft8 smushy	221kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,127kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	14 ft11 ssoft	4,110kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,385kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	16°C

La Galea4.3 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Getxo, 4 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft59 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Galea, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 s	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 s	19kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	3 ft12 s	243kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	6 ft8 s	337kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	740kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 s	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	836kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	16°C

Meniakos1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft73 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Meniakos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft5 shollow	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Playa Salvaje1.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft85 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Salvaje, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Plentzia4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in PlentziaIntermediate and up

4 ft73 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Plentzia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 shollow	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 shollow	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Sopelana1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft85 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft243 kJ

6 ft337 kJ

7 ft740 kJ

13 ft3068 kJ

8 ft836 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sopelana, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft5 smushy	85kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	3 ft12 shollow	243kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	4, poor	6 ft8 smushy	337kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	740kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	3,068kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	836kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sopela, 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 Sopela

Meñakoz jatetxeaBasque · 0.2 km from the centre
TelepizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pizzeria Totó SopelaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
La Burger VascaBurger · 0.4 km from the centre
GoolpizzasopelanaItalian · 0.5 km from the centre
Kebab sopelaBurger · 0.6 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