A lively surf town on Cantabria's north coast, with Playa de Los Locos as its main dependable beach break offering peaky lefts and rights year-round. It's a long-time favorite base for Spanish and international surf camps exploring the wider Cantabrian coast, including nearby Somo and Liencres. Best for intermediate surfers and up, with its best-groomed conditions arriving on NW-N swells combined with light NE offshore winds in spring and autumn.
🌡️ ~18.9°C now · a 2mm spring suit / shorty
Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Advanced: Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Beginner: not suitable for this level
Intermediate: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Advanced: Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
All-time average wind & swell
Dashed line marks Suances (Los Locos)'s known offshore direction. Bright arrow is the all-time average swell direction, colored arrow is the all-time average wind direction at 12 km/h — hover or tap either arrow for exact values.
Monthly avg wave height (ft)
Monthly avg wind speed (km/h)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 14° | 14° | 14° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 17° | 15° |
Averages from 3 years of daily wave, wind and water temperature data — what a typical year looks like, not a forecast.
Waves average 5.3 ft (1.6 m), with onshore winds around 13 km/h from the S. Water is ~14°C: a 4/3mm full suit, boots recommended. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.0 ft (1.5 m), with cross-onshore winds around 13 km/h from the S. Water is ~14°C: a 4/3mm full suit, boots recommended. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 4.6 ft (1.4 m), with onshore winds around 13 km/h from the S. Water is ~14°C: a 4/3mm full suit, boots recommended. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 3.5 ft (1.1 m), with onshore winds around 13 km/h from the SW. Water is ~14°C: a 4/3mm full suit, boots recommended. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.2 ft (1.0 m), with cross-onshore winds around 12 km/h from the NW. Water is ~16°C: a 3/2mm full suit, boots optional. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 2.6 ft (0.8 m), with cross-offshore winds around 10 km/h from the N. Water is ~19°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.0 ft (0.9 m), with cross-offshore winds around 10 km/h from the NW. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.4 ft (1.0 m), with cross-offshore winds around 12 km/h from the NW. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates.
Waves average 3.8 ft (1.2 m), with onshore winds around 11 km/h from the SW. Water is ~21°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
Waves average 4.1 ft (1.2 m), with cross-onshore winds around 12 km/h from the S. Water is ~19°C: a 2mm spring suit / shorty. A best month for intermediates and advanced surfers.
Waves average 4.8 ft (1.5 m), with onshore winds around 14 km/h from the S. Water is ~17°C: a 3/2mm full suit, boots optional. A best month for advanced surfers.
Waves average 5.8 ft (1.8 m), with onshore winds around 13 km/h from the SW. Water is ~15°C: a 3/2mm full suit, boots optional. A best month for advanced surfers.
For intermediates: Apr–Oct. For advanced surfers: Sep–Mar. The biggest waves come in December, averaging 5.8 ft (1.8 m), and the smallest in June, at 2.6 ft (0.8 m).
It ranges from ~14°C in March to ~21°C in August, averaged over 3 years of daily readings.
In March (~14°C): a 4/3mm full suit, boots recommended. In August (~21°C): a 2mm spring suit / shorty.
Not really: Suances (Los Locos) is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers.
The nearest airport is SDR, and the nearest town is Suances, Spain.
