Surf spots and live cams in Cantabria

• Castro Urdiales – Brazomar Castro Urdiales · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  Brazomar is the town beach of Castro Urdiales: about 300 m of sand right in the town, tucked in behind the harbour breakwater.
• Islares – Arenillas Castro Urdiales · Beginner · Beach break
  Arenillas is a small cove at Islares, west of Castro Urdiales and on the east side of the Agüera river mouth.
• Oriñón Castro Urdiales · Intermediate · Beach break
  Oriñón is a kilometre of sand inside the mouth of the Agüera river.
• Laredo – La Salvé Laredo · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  La Salvé is five kilometres of sand from Laredo town to El Puntal.
• Santoña – La Fortaleza Santoña · Advanced · River mouth
  La Fortaleza is a long, fast left that peels along the Santoña shore below Monte Buciero, at the mouth of the Treto estuary.
• Berria Santoña · Beginner · Beach break
  Berria is two kilometres of open, north-facing sand between Monte Buciero and El Brusco, backed by small dunes on the edge of Santoña.
• Noja – El Brusco Noja · Advanced · Beach break
  El Brusco, also called Helgueras, is the eastern end of the Trengandín beach, right under the Brusco hill.
• Noja – Trengandín Noja · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Trengandín is the long main beach of Noja, east of the village.
• Noja – El Ris Noja · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  El Ris is a kilometre of sand on the west side of Noja village, lined with houses and small dunes.
• Isla – La Arena Arnuero · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  La Arena is the main beach of the village of Isla in Arnuero, an open, north-facing stretch of sand west of Noja next to the Trasmiera eco-park.
• Ajo – Cuberris Bareyo · Intermediate · Beach break
  Playa Grande, also called Cuberris, is a 250 m beach between cliffs at Ajo.
• Galizano Ribamontán al Mar · Intermediate · Reef break
  Galizano is a small cove below cliffs in Ribamontán al Mar, with two waves.
• Langre Ribamontán al Mar · Intermediate · Beach break
  Langre is a kilometre-long beach below high cliffs east of Loredo, reached by long stairways and split into Langre Grande and Langre Pequeña.
• Loredo Ribamontán al Mar · Beginner · Beach break · 2 live cams
  Loredo is the eastern end of the Somo–Loredo beach, facing west across Santander bay towards Santa Marina island.
• Isla de Santa Marina Ribamontán al Mar · Expert · Reef break
  A heavy right that breaks over the rock reef at the south-west tip of Santa Marina island, off Loredo.
• Somo Ribamontán al Mar · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  Somo is two kilometres of fine sand from El Puntal to Loredo, facing the entrance of Santander bay.
• Santander – El Sardinero Santander · Advanced · Beach break · live cam
  El Sardinero is Santander's city beach, about 1.5 km long and split into the Primera and Segunda.
• Santander – Mataleñas Santander · Intermediate · Beach break
  Mataleñas is a small cove below the cliffs between Cabo Menor and Cabo Mayor, on Santander's northern edge, reached by steps from the park.
• Covachos Santa Cruz de Bezana · Intermediate · Reef break
  Covachos is a tiny cove on the cliff coast between Santander and Liencres, inside the Dunas de Liencres natural park, next to a tidal islet that joins the…
• Liencres – Canallave Piélagos · Advanced · Beach break
  Canallave is the small beach at the eastern end of Liencres, reached by stairs and split from Valdearenas by a rocky point.
• Liencres – Valdearenas Piélagos · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Valdearenas is the long, dune-backed beach of the Dunas de Liencres natural park, running west to the Pas river mouth.
• Cuchía – Los Caballos Miengo · Advanced · Reef break
  Los Caballos is a powerful reef break over sharp rock and sand below the cliffs at Cuchía, between Usgo and Suances.
• Suances – Los Locos Suances · Intermediate · Beach break · live cam
  Los Locos is a 500 m beach below limestone cliffs just west of Suances, reached by stairs and one of the busiest and best-known surf spots in Cantabria.
• Suances – La Concha Suances · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  La Concha is Suances' town beach, about a kilometre long, in a sheltered bay beside the mouth of the Saja-Besaya river.
• Tagle – El Sable Suances · Advanced · Beach break
  Tagle, also called El Sable, is a 200 m beach west of Suances, with sand between rock shelves.
• Cóbreces – Luaña Alfoz de Lloredo · Beginner · Beach break
  Luaña is a quiet, 400 m beach in a valley below Cóbreces, in Alfoz de Lloredo.
• Comillas Beginner · Beach break
  The town beach of Comillas sits below the seafront promenade, sheltered by the harbour at its western end.
• Oyambre Valdáliga · Beginner · Beach break
  Oyambre is almost two kilometres of beach inside the Oyambre natural park, backed by dunes, marshes and cliffs.
• Gerra San Vicente de la Barquera · Intermediate · Beach break
  Gerra is the eastern part of the long beach of San Vicente de la Barquera, below green farmland with grazing cattle.
• San Vicente – Merón San Vicente de la Barquera · Beginner · Beach break
  Merón is the main beach of San Vicente de la Barquera: over 2.5 km of sand with the Picos de Europa behind.

Cantabria in the guides

• Surfing in January
  January is the heart of the Atlantic storm season. Thick wetsuits in the north, warm water in the Canaries, and powerful swells that wake up Nazaré, Mundaka, Thurso East and the island reefs.
• Surfing in February
  February has the coldest water of the year in the north, but the days are getting longer and a cold high-pressure spell can bring offshore winds and long-period swell. Hossegor's legendary 2021 run happened in February, and the islands to the south are in full season.
• Surfing in March
  March is one of the most underrated months: winter-sized swells start to calm down, the days get long, and the line-ups are still empty from Brittany to Scotland. The water, though, is as cold as it gets, unless you head for the islands.
• Surfing in April
  April brings long, light evenings and steady spring swells to coasts that are only starting to wake up, from Cornwall and Ireland to Portugal and the Basque Country. The water is still cold, but the season of easy road trips has begun.
• Surfing in May
  Somo and Loredo are ideal for learning and improving, with schools everywhere and calm late-spring line-ups.
• Surfing in June
  June gives you summer weather and the longest days of the year before the school holidays begin. Swells are usually small, so think longboards, lessons and dawn patrols, or the exposed corners of Portugal, Cornwall and Ireland that catch what there is.
• Surfing in August
  Somo and Loredo are calm, forgiving and full of schools; perfect for a summer of learning.
• Surfing in September
  The holiday crowds leave, the sea is close to its warmest and autumn swells start to roll in, from Hossegor and Ericeira to Cornwall, Bundoran and Thurso: September is the month many locals wait for all year.
• Surfing in October
  El Brusco and the beaches around Santander work on west and north-west swells, with far fewer people in the water than in summer.
• Surfing in December
  December brings the shortest days and some of the year's biggest swells across Europe, from the Basque reefs to Nazaré, Thurso and the Cliffs of Moher. Chase the clean windows between storms, hide in the sheltered corners, or fly south to the islands.
• Best spots to learn to surf
  Somo and Loredo, across the bay from Santander, are among the classic places to learn in Spain.
• Summer family surf trip
  A guide to family surf holidays in July and August: sheltered, sandy beaches with gentle waves, lifeguards and schools, from the Landes and the Basque Country to Portugal's sheltered bays, Cornwall and Ireland, and on to the Azores, the Canaries and the Greek islands.
• Big waves and expert spots
  The waves that make Europe famous among experienced surfers: Nazaré's giants, the big-wave reefs of Ireland, the Basque Country and Madeira, world-class rivermouths and points, and the heaviest beach breaks and slabs. For watching from the cliffs, or for surfing only if you truly have the skills.