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Spain Surfski
Downwinding Spain's Southeast Coast: photo from video
Downwind/Paddles
Marine
(Alphabetical by Autonomous Community/Province)
Andalusia
- Barbate video (2023 Nelo says they have a surfski center there)
- Barbate - Canos de Meca 9 - 10 km
- Barbate - Playa Faro de Trafalgar 11 - 12 km
- Barbate - Playa de Zahora 13 - 14 km
- Benalmádena (2023 Nelo says they have a surfski center there)
- Surf
- Cape Trafalgar (Faro de Trafalgar)
Alex Zumaquero facebook- See “Strait of Emotions” Tarifa - Zahara - Trafalgar
- Marbella
- Surfjak Aqwasport (facebook) rentals, sales, lessons
- Sotogrande - Estepona 20 km
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Marbella Surfski Trip (thanks Aqwasport)
Tarifa
- Tarifa Surfski (Cadiz/Andalusia)
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Asturias
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Baleares
(3 Balearic Islands (Ibiza, Majorca, Menorca) in Mediterranean Sea)
Downwinds/Paddles
- Ibiza video
- San Antonio Bay video
- Majorca (Mallorca)
- Downwind
- Aucanada - Munro 6 km Downwindfun
- Cala Pi - Ses Covetes 13 km Downwindfun
- Mhares Sea Club - Can Pastilla 11 km Downwindfun
- Palma Harbor
- Palma Harbor - Playa Arenal ~12 km
- Palma Harbor - Portals Vells ~16 km
- Resources
- KayakMallorca rentals and lessons
- Canoe Mallorca rental? (reportedly available in the past)
- Menorca
Resources
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Basque Country
Downwind
- Hondarribia on border of France and Spain (at the mouth of Bidasoa river and Txingudi Bay)
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- Plentzia Canoe Club (seems dormant - check with Basque Canoeing Federation)
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Surf
- Ondarreta Beach - in a protected harbor - when swell is not direct into bay can be good for calm paddling and may provide smaller waves to learn on
Resources
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Nacho Soler Fabre - 4 days paddling in Basque Country
Canary Islands
Cantabria
- Santander
- Downwind
- Noja - Santander 21 km Downwindable.com
- Surf
- Resources
- Online Outdoor Guides
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Borrasca Gloria (Storm Gloria)
Catalonia
- Barcelona
- Llançà, Sant Pere Pescador, Portbou & Cap de Creus
- SK Kayak Kayak Costa Brava guides, rentals, lessons, camps Epic V5, V7, V8, V10
- Mar D'Amunt Downwinders
- Portbou – Llançà – 8 km
- Cerbere – Portbou – 6 km
- Banyuls Sur Mer – Llançà – 14 km
- Cerbere – Llançà – 11 km
- Portbou – Port de la Selva – 13 km
- Tarragona
- Club de Vela Platja Llarga Maritime club has a surfski team, provides surfski lessons and equipment
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Ceuta
Ceuta Surfski - an autonomous city/community surrounded by Morocco
Galicia
See also Ria and coastal inlet videos of Northern Spain
Downwind/Paddles
- Pantin - Valdoviño video
- Pontevedra
- Autoridad Portuaria - Sanxenxo 14 km Calm SUP video
Surf
- Monte Louro video
- O Pedrido, Bergondo (Ria de Betanzos) video
- Javier Paz: “The wave at O Pedrido is the longest in Galicia. You can catch waves up to 1.5 km long. In this case (the day of this video ), they were “only” about 1 km and 3 minutes. The best conditions happen with offshore waves over 4 meters and south-southwest winds. In those conditions, the waves inside the estuary can reach up to 2 meters.”
- Praia Da Lanzada
- Cantalapiedra Surfer video (break at the end of Lanzada)
- Praia Da Vilar
- Ria De Cedeira video
Resources
- Polledo Kayak Surfskis, K1&K2, C1&C2
- Nelo Paramos La Plaza, 5; Tui, 36729 Pontevedra; Tfn: 687 736 561; mail: neloesp@gmail.com
Melilla
like Ceuta an autonomous city/community surrounded by Morocco. 2023 Nelo says they are opening a surfski center (510s) there
- Resources
- Peskayak Melilla (facebook)
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Murcia
- Cartagena area
- La Azohia
- Cabo Tifoso downwind video
- Cartajena - La Azohia 19 km video
- La Azohia - Bolnuevo Playa 12 km video
- Surf video, facebook reel
- Mar Menor
- La Manga Run - Natural Park San Pedro del Pinatar to Cape Palos 23 km Downwindable.com
- La Manga - Los Alcázares 13 km
video - Playa Chica - Los Urrutias 11 km
video - Punta Brava (Los Urrutias) to Villa Nanitos (Lo Pagán) 15.5 km,
reverse video - Los Alcázares - Lo Pagán10.5 km
reverse run video - ….
Valencia
- Alicante Province
- Costa Blanca - 200 +km with Dénia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa de Valencia, to Pilar de la Horadada in the south
- Dénia
- Dénia to Xabia (Javea) 12-15 km video
- River el Molinell to Dénia15 km Downwindable.com (river forms part of the border between Alicante & Valencia Provinces)
- Oliva (in Valencia Province near Alicante Province)
- Downwind
- Oliva to Dénia 21 km Downwindable.com
- Oliva to Xabia (Javea) 30 km Downwindable.com
- Conditions
- Villajoyosa (La Vila Joiosa)
- (2023 Nelo says they have a surfski center there)
- will host ICF Ocean Racing World Championship in 2026
- Downwind
- Benidorm - Villajoyosa 9-10 km video
- Campello - La Vila Joiosa (Villajoyosa) 16 km Downwindable.com
- La Vila Joiosa - Altea 22 km
- Groups/Clubs
- El Club Náutico de Villajoyosa (we believe that this club which has hosted previous Eurochallenge races will be managing the 2026 ICF Ocean Racing World Championship)
- Conditions
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15 km Downwinder near Dénia
- Valencia City Local
- Marina
- Faro de Valencia - Patacona Beach 6-7 km video (extra distance paddling upwind at the beginning and end getting out of the marina then back in)
- El Grao Viejo (Grau Vell) de Sagunto to Marina 25 km video
- Puebla de Farnals to Marina ~12 km video 2021, Downwindfun
- Reverse - Valencia to Puebla de Farnals video 2022
- Resources
- Surfski Tours/Coaching Toni Gil (based close to Dénia)
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Fresh Water
(Alphabetical by Autonomous Community/Province)
Asturias
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Basque Country
- Ullíbarri Gamboa Reservoir
Galicia
- Pontillón De Castro Lake
Madrid
- Pedrezuela Lake
- training video facebook
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Tide Races
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Conditions
- Numeric Conversions (mph, m/s, knots, degrees F, C)
- Winds On the Mediterranean Side - Affecting Ceuta, Tarifa, and the South of Spain - Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia
Videos
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Lessons, Training
- Contact the Clubs listed below and ask about lessons for guests, or if there are short term memberships that provide access to instruction, guides, or lessons
- Check the locations above on this page and note where there is a mention of lesson availabitlity
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Clubs
Spanish Canoe Federation (RFEP - La Real Federación Española De Piragüismo)
- Barcelona CAIAC OC6, Surfski, Dragon Boat, Sea Kayak Lessons, Competition
- Club Nautico de Cobres Pontevedra
- Kayak Vigo Pontevedra
- Nootka Sitges Kayak Club Sitges (next to Barcelona) Lessons, Rentals, Summer Camps for kids
- Surfski Spain Nelo Training Center - Nerja, Spain
- Surfski School Valencia Lessons, Rentals
- Surfski School Javea Lessons, Rentals
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Races
Equipment/Dealers
- Elio/Mazu Portugal
- Epic
- Fenn France France, Spain, Portugal
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- Nelo España post on facebook 2023 Nelo surfski centers in Spain
- Nordic Kayak
- MedKayaks Tarragona, Spain
- Nordic Kayak European Dealers look for NK Spain - Asturias
- Ozone Europe Kai Wa'a
Resources
- Rentals
- See clubs and resources for locales above on this page
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