Playa Chica — El Balneario. Photo: Karton82, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tarifa

Tarifa is a town in Cádiz Province, Spain. From Tarifa you can reach 5 surf spots, 4 kite spots and 4 windsurf spots. The nearest is El Balneario, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 97 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GIB, 28 km away.

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Staying in Tarifa

97 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GIB, 28 km, TNG, 42 km, TTU, 53 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 Tarifa.

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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 Tarifa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Tarifa 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.

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El Balneario0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Balneario, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 shollow	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 shollow	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft12 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 shollow	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 shollow	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C

El Millon5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Millon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	3 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 smushy	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C

Tarifa1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tarifa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 smushy	80kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 smushy	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	18kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C

Punta Paloma10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft57 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft90 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Paloma, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft12 smushy	90kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	24kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	21°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C

Getares17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Algeciras, 4 km

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Getares, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	22°C

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

Playa de Los Lances 2.9 km · stays here
Tarifa - Los Lances 5.2 km · stays here
Playa de Valdevaqueros 9 km · stays here
Punta Paloma 10 km · stays here

Windsurf near Tarifa

Tarifa - Los Lances 5.2 km · stays here
Club MISTRAL 6.5 km · stays here
Playa de Valdevaqueros 9 km · stays here
Punta Paloma 10 km · stays here

Places to eat near Tarifa

Lola Mora TarifaSpanish · in the centre
ChilimosaVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
CLUB de PESCA tarifaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
La Calle Burger TarifaBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Mezzometro TarifaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Petit BistroFrench · 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

Tarifa, Spain

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Where it is

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