Vigo, Spain

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Samil. Photo: JMSE (Jsanchezes), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Vigo

Vigo is a town in Pontevedra Province, Spain. From Vigo you can reach 6 surf spots and 2 sailing spots. The nearest is Vértigo Sailing, a sailing spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 77 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is VGO, 8 km away.

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Staying in Vigo

  • 77 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: VGO, 8 km, SCQ, 78 km, Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO), 110 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 Vigo.

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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 Vigo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Vigo too.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Vigo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Buraca9 kmabout 20 min by car3 ft175 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft463 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, good, best spot that day5 ft576 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, fair8 ft824 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too big7 ft844 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big12 ft2263 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too big8 ft799 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too big
All readings for La Buraca: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Buraca, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair3 ft10 shollow175kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct58, good4 ft13 shollow463kJwind from the north, 7 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair5 ft11 shollow576kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft8 scrumbling824kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 scrumbling844kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 scrumbling2,263kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling799kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots15°C
Patos12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Baiona, 4 km3 ft130 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small4 ft417 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small5 ft506 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, good7 ft642 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too big7 ft648 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too big10 ft1622 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too big7 ft623 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too big
All readings for Patos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Patos, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct23, too small3 ft10 ssoft130kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots21°C
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft13 ssoft417kJwind from the north, 5 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct56, good5 ft11 ssoft506kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft8 ssoft642kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft648kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big10 ft10 ssoft1,622kJwind from the north, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft623kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots16°C
El Portillon10.2 kmabout 20 min by car3 ft175 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft463 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, good5 ft576 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, good, best spot that day8 ft824 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too big7 ft844 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too big12 ft2263 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too big8 ft799 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too big
All readings for El Portillon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Portillon, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair3 ft10 shollow175kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore21°C
Mon 19Oct56, good4 ft13 shollow463kJwind from the north, 5 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct49, good5 ft11 shollow576kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft8 scrumbling824kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots16°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 shollow844kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 scrumbling2,263kJwind from the north, 3 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling799kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots16°C
Toraya8.2 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft175 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore, fair4 ft463 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, good5 ft576 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, fair8 ft824 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too big7 ft844 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too big12 ft2263 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too big8 ft799 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too big
All readings for Toraya: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Toraya, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct40, fair3 ft10 ssoft175kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Mon 19Oct52, good4 ft13 ssoft463kJwind from the north, 7 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct47, fair5 ft11 ssoft576kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft8 ssoft824kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 ssoft844kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 ssoft2,263kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 ssoft799kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots15°C
depuradora19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baiona, 4 km3 ft136 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, fair3 ft359 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, good5 ft497 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, fair8 ft824 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too big7 ft844 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too big12 ft2263 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too big8 ft799 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, too big
All readings for depuradora: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at depuradora, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct38, fair3 ft9 shollow136kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct48, good3 ft14 shollow359kJwind from the north, 5 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair5 ft10 smushy497kJwind from the west, 5 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big8 ft8 smushy824kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft9 scrumbling844kJwind from the south, 12 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big12 ft10 scrumbling2,263kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots14°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big8 ft9 scrumbling799kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots14°C
Samil5.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+3 ft130 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots3 ft328 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots5 ft506 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots7 ft642 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots7 ft648 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots10 ft1622 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots7 ft623 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore
All readings for Samil: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Samil, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small3 ft10 scrumbling130kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots19°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small3 ft14 scrumbling328kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots17°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft11 scrumbling506kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct60, good7 ft8 ssoft642kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct52, good7 ft9 ssoft648kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct59, good10 ft10 ssoft1,622kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots15°C
Sat 24Oct56, good7 ft9 ssoft623kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Vigo, 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).

Sailing near Vigo

Places to eat near Vigo

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