Continent |
Europe |
Country |
Spain |
Next Big City |
Santander |
Next Town |
Somo |
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
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Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat |
Hazards: |
None |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
High tide |
Excellent flat water. Big shallow area. Great for beginners. Tidal, works only in high tide.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
Narrow sandy beach on high tide. Grassy dunes behind it. Enough space to launch. Water launch is very safe.
Weather
|
Spring:
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Shorty, Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
|
Fall:
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Shorty, Normal |
|
Winter:
|
Normal |
The water is quite warm in summer: at worse you'll use a shorty. Colder during winter, wetsuit needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
NE, NW |
Main Direction: |
NE, NW |
In summertime it mostly thermal wind: it usually starts blowing at 2-4 pm from NE. In case of bad weather you can have wind from NW, which is sideshore here.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Not far from Santander (Cantabria), about 30 min drive. Just across the bay to the east. Find a map and follow it until you get to Somo. At the west end of Somo, north of the river.
Extra information
Rules |
None |
Nightlife
No nightlife in Somo! The city of Santander is just about 30 minutes away by car and offers great night life and food in the city center.