Playa samil — 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 beginners: 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 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 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.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 Expert

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depuradora19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baiona, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft136 kJ

3 ft359 kJ

5 ft497 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

7 ft844 kJ

12 ft2263 kJ

8 ft799 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at depuradora, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	3 ft9 shollow	136kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft14 shollow	359kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 smushy	497kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	824kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	844kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 scrumbling	2,263kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	14°C

El Portillon10.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft175 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

5 ft576 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

7 ft844 kJ

12 ft2263 kJ

8 ft799 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Portillon, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	4 ft13 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	5 ft11 shollow	576kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	844kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 scrumbling	2,263kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	16°C

La Buraca9 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft175 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

5 ft576 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

7 ft844 kJ

12 ft2263 kJ

8 ft799 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Buraca, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 shollow	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft13 shollow	463kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 shollow	576kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 scrumbling	824kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 scrumbling	844kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 scrumbling	2,263kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	799kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C

Patos12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Baiona, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft130 kJ

4 ft417 kJ

5 ft506 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

7 ft648 kJ

10 ft1622 kJ

7 ft623 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Patos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	4 ft13 ssoft	417kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	5 ft11 ssoft	506kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	16°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	648kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,622kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	16°C

Samil5.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft130 kJ

3 ft328 kJ

5 ft506 kJ

7 ft642 kJ

7 ft648 kJ

10 ft1622 kJ

7 ft623 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Samil, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	3 ft14 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	506kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	7 ft8 ssoft	642kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	7 ft9 ssoft	648kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	10 ft10 ssoft	1,622kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	7 ft9 ssoft	623kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	15°C

Toraya8.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft175 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

5 ft576 kJ

8 ft824 kJ

7 ft844 kJ

12 ft2263 kJ

8 ft799 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Toraya, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	175kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	4 ft13 ssoft	463kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	576kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 ssoft	824kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 ssoft	2,263kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	799kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°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

Vértigo Sailing 2.4 km · stays here
Beach Escolas 6.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Vigo

CañaveralSpanish · in the centre
Bufete MolinaBuffet · 0.1 km from the centre
Casa CerralboSpanish · 0.1 km from the centre
Il Papero Pizzeria HeladeriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
L'amore Cucina in BoccaMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centre
Mesón El AguilaSpanish · 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

Vigo, Spain

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Where it is

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