Surf spots and live cams in Galicia Sur

• Carnota – Caldebarcos Carnota · Intermediate · Beach break
  Caldebarcos is the northern corner of the long Carnota beach, by the village and harbour of the same name, below the granite of Monte Pindo.
• Carnota Beginner · Beach break
  Carnota is Galicia's longest beach: around 7 km of open sand north of Muros, backed by dunes and the Boca do Río marsh.
• Lariño Carnota · Intermediate · Beach break
  Lariño is a short, steep beach of sand and pebbles at the mouth of the Ría de Muros, in Carnota, next to the Lariño lighthouse.
• Louro – Area Maior Muros · Beginner · Beach break
  Area Maior is a wild, sheltered beach below Monte Louro near Muros.
• A Aguieira Porto do Son · Advanced · Reef break
  A Aguieira is a north-facing beach near Porto do Son, inside the Ría de Muros e Noia, and it is flat most of the year.
• Castro de Baroña Porto do Son · Intermediate · Beach break
  Baroña is a wild beach in Porto do Son, just south of the Iron Age hillfort of Castro de Baroña on its northern headland.
• Queiruga Porto do Son · Intermediate · Beach break
  Queiruga is an exposed, open beach on the Porto do Son coast, between Baroña and Río Sieira.
• Río Sieira Porto do Son · Intermediate · Beach break
  Río Sieira is the northern part of the Xuño beach system in Porto do Son, where the small Sieira river reaches the sea, between hills and next to the Coviña…
• As Furnas Porto do Son · Beginner · Beach break
  As Furnas is a long, 800 m beach in the Xuño area of Porto do Son, just south of Río Sieira.
• Seráns – Espiñeirido Porto do Son · Intermediate · Beach break
  Espiñeirido, at Seráns on the Barbanza coast between Ribeira and Porto do Son, is a 1.3 km beach fully open to the Atlantic.
• Balieiros Ribeira · Advanced · Beach break
  Balieiros is a small, straight beach on the Corrubedo peninsula, near the lighthouse, wide open to Atlantic swell and framed by rocks at both ends.
• Corrubedo – Praia do Vilar Ribeira · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  Praia do Vilar is a long, 1.2 km open sand beach south-east of the Corrubedo headland.
• Corrubedo – A Ladeira Ribeira · Beginner · Beach break
  A Ladeira is a south-facing beach next to Corrubedo village, in the shelter of the Corrubedo headland at the north end of the dune park.
• A Lanzada Sanxenxo · Beginner · Beach break
  A Lanzada is a 2.5 km sweep of sand and white dunes on the isthmus between Sanxenxo and O Grove.
• Foxos Sanxenxo · Beginner · Beach break
  Foxos is a small, steep beach of about 350 m at Noalla, Sanxenxo, between rocky points just south of A Lanzada.
• Montalvo Sanxenxo · Intermediate · Beach break
  Montalvo is a south-west facing beach of about 500 m in Sanxenxo, west of Portonovo.
• Canelas Sanxenxo · Intermediate · Beach break
  Canelas is a small cove beach at Portonovo, in Sanxenxo, framed by dunes and low cliffs and facing south into the Ría de Pontevedra.
• Areas – Os Mortos Sanxenxo · Advanced · Beach break
  Os Mortos is a peak at one end of Areas beach, east of Sanxenxo, deep inside the Ría de Pontevedra.
• Melide Cangas · Advanced · Beach break
  Melide is a small, 250 m cove on the south side of Cabo Home, at the tip of the Morrazo peninsula, facing the Cíes Islands.
• Samil Vigo · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  Samil is Vigo's main city beach, 1.7 km long and shielded by the Cíes Islands at the mouth of the ría.
• O Vao – Toralla Vigo · Intermediate · Beach break
  O Vao is a semi-urban beach in Coruxo, Vigo, next to the bridge to Toralla island.
• A Buraca Vigo · Advanced · Reef break
  A Buraca is a rock reef peak in the Oia district of Vigo, between Cabo Estai and Canido, hidden behind houses.
• Patos Nigrán · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  Patos, in Nigrán about 10 km from Vigo, is the best-known surf beach of the Ría de Vigo and the closest beach break to the city.
• Pico de Patos Nigrán · Advanced · Reef break
  El Pico is a fixed, triangular rock reef at the western end of Patos beach, often called the best wave in the Ría de Vigo.
• Monteferro Nigrán · Intermediate · Reef break
  Monteferro is a long left that runs along the rock reef at the base of the Monteferro peninsula in Nigrán, just west of Pico de Patos.
• Praia América Nigrán · Beginner · Beach break
  Praia América is an urban beach of over 1 km of fine white sand in Nigrán, in the bay of Baiona between Monteferro and Panxón; it runs on into Panxón beach.
• A Ladeira (Baiona) Baiona · Beginner · Beach break · live cam
  A Ladeira is the 1.7 km beach of Sabarís at the inner end of the bay of Baiona, next to the mouth of the Miñor river.
• Cabo Silleiro Baiona · Expert · Reef break
  Cabo Silleiro is the western tip of the Baiona coast, at the southern entrance to the Ría de Vigo.
• Santa María de Oia Oia · Advanced · Reef break
  Santa María de Oia has rock reefs in a small bay in front of the medieval Cistercian monastery of Oia.
• Cantos (Mougás) Oia · Advanced · Reef break
  Cantos is a short, very explosive right over boulders and rock at the rocky point by the small harbour of Mougás, in a small bay on the open coast of Oia.
• Punta dos Picos A Guarda · Intermediate · Point break
  Punta dos Picos is a point at the far end of O Muíño beach, north of A Guarda, where sand meets rock.

Galicia Sur in the guides

• Surfing in August
  Corrubedo's long, dune-backed beach is an easy-going choice for families who want space.
• 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.