Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Bilbao |
Next Town |
Gernika, Mundaka |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Currents |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Excellent wave spot with 3 different breaks. Flat in between. Current depending on tides.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Tidal |
Hazards: |
No information |
Beach Users: |
None |
Small sandy beach, size depends on the tide. During low tide lots of space.
Weather
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Normal, Thick |
Water temperature varying from 14-23°C. 5mm wetsuit mandatory in winter. Air temperature going from 6-30°C. Predominant wind in winter: southern with not too bad weather. Northern wind with cold weather and rain.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N |
Main Direction: |
N, S |
Stronger winds from September to March, from the South. If there's a `low` coming, it will probably blow. During summer you can find 12 knots many afternoons. The hotter the day, the stronger the wind. Predominant wind in winter: southern from 10-40 knots. Northern, from 10-25 knots. Summer: thermal wind from the north, never exceeding 20 knots.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
From Bilbao to Gernika and then get the road towards Lekeitio. Before Lekeitio follow signs to `Playa de Laida`.
Extra information
Rules |
No information |
Nightlife
During the summer, you will find that in a 20 km. radius one or more towns will be celebrating their local holidays. During winter the action gets restricted to Gernika and Bilbao, and only on weekends. Many places to drink a beer with your friends, though.