Best time to surf A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro

The best time to surf at A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro is January–March, December, with waves of about 1.6 m and water around 14°C.

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

Sports: Surfing

Best time to go: January–March, December

A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro surf forecast

Orzán and Riazor form one long city beach on the north side of the A Coruña peninsula in Galicia, a short walk from the old town along the promenade. It is the city's surf beach, busy with schools and locals all year. Bastiagueiro, in Oleiros about 5 km to the east across the bay, is a smaller, more sheltered beach that the local schools use for beginners.

Orzán faces north-west and picks up almost any north-west to west swell; summer is often small and calm. The beach break has several sand peaks with lefts and rights across the bay; at the right-hand end the Matadero reef gives the best wave, a long right that gets powerful when the swell is big, and the Camallón peak is an easier right in spring and summer. Southerly to south-westerly winds are best, and low to mid tide, especially on the rise, works best. Bastiagueiro is cleanest in north-west swell with south to south-east winds. The A Coruña weather station, 1 km away, records 15 knots or more on only about one day in ten.

The line-up is crowded with schools and regulars: respect priority and the locals. In winter, when big Atlantic swells arrive, the waves gain a lot of power and the currents run strongly, so judge your level before paddling out. The water is about 14 °C in February and March and 18 °C in August: a 4/3 or 5/4 with boots in winter, a 3/2 in summer.

Month by month at A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro

January: 7 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.6 m, water 14°C, air 14°C (nights 7°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 16 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 17; a day can have both
February: 4 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.6 m, water 13°C, air 15°C (nights 8°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 19 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 13; a day can have both
March: 6 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 14°C, air 16°C (nights 8°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 22 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 15; a day can have both
April: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 15°C, air 18°C (nights 10°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 26 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 13; a day can have both
May: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1 m, water 15°C, air 20°C (nights 12°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 13; a day can have both
June: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 17°C, air 23°C (nights 15°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 27 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 12; a day can have both
July: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 18°C, air 25°C (nights 16°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 7; a day can have both
August: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 18°C, air 25°C (nights 17°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 28 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 8; a day can have both
September: 2 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 7 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 18°C, air 23°C (nights 15°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 26 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 14; a day can have both
October: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1 m, water 17°C, air 21°C (nights 14°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 22 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 16; a day can have both
November: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.3 m, water 16°C, air 17°C (nights 11°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 18 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 19; a day can have both
December: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.5 m, water 15°C, air 15°C (nights 8°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 16 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 17; a day can have both

Surfing in Spain: January, February, March, December

When is the best time to go surfing at A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro?

January–March, December, when the waves are biggest.

How warm is the water at A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro?

13°C to 18°C over the year: a 4/3 full suit in the warmest month, a 5/4 with boots in the coolest.

How windy is A Coruña – Orzán / Bastiagueiro?

About 40 days a year with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots in the daytime, most in January.

Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).

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