Playa de Barranan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de Barranan Surf Guide

Playa de Barranan in Galicia is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Playa de Barranan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	59°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Barranan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Barranan occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Playa de Barranan (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Barranan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 53% of the time in December while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

53%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

41%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de Barranan Location Map

Interactive Playa de Barranan surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa de Barranan is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Barranan is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de Barranan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 18 April 2025, 13:46 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 18
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (ft)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	8	8	9	8
Wind (mph)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on

What does Playa de Barranan look like?

Latest photos from Playa de Barranan. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Playa de Barranan

Current tide and informaton

For Arteixo, 3 miles from Playa de Barranan.

Next High Water: 08:15pm | 9ft

Next Low Water: 02:00pm | 3ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Playa de Barranan Sea Temperature

The Playa de Barranan water temperature is rather cool (14.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.