Table of Contents
Spain Surfski
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Downwinding Spain
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
Downwinds/Paddles
- Playa de Rodiles/Ría de Villaviciosa video
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Resources
- TroviKayak makes sprint kayaks and is NK distributor Ribadedeva, Spain
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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
- YakOcean outrigger rental
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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
- Mundaka? (we don't have any videos or accounts of surfski surfing here, but maybe there are times and positions where the surfing is good for surfskiers in this world famous surfing location. Bidasoa used to make the “Mundaka” surfski, so maybe that is a good sign also?)
- 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
Downwinders/Paddles
- Costa Brava/Mar D'Amunt Downwinders (some of these extend beyond the “boundaries” of the Amunt Sea) these runs are displayed as if there is the Tramontana (Mediterranean north wind) but reverse runs are also sometimes available
- Banyuls Sur Mer (France) – Llançà(Spain) – 19 km
- Cap de Creus (Spain) - Llançà(Spain) 15 km
- Cerbere (France) – Portbou(Spain) – 6 km
- Plage de Peyrefite (France) - Llançà (Spain) –15 km reverse downwinder
- Portbou (Spain)– Llançà(Spain) – 10 km
- Portbou (Spain)– Port de la Selva (Spain) – 13 km
Laps
- Port of Llançà video
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Flatwater
- Aiguamolls de l'Empordà wetlands in National Park
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Resources/Rentals/Lessons
- Barcelona
- Barcelona CAIAC (Port of Badalona) OC6, Surfski, Dragon Boat, Competition, Lessons (group & private), club subscription rentals - ski, paddle, pfd, leash (Vajda surfskis)
- Nootka Sitges Kayak Club Sitges (next to Barcelona) Lessons, Rentals, Summer Camps for kids
- Llançà, Sant Pere Pescador, Portbou & Cap de Creus
- Wave Runs (Jordi Patau) surfski lessons, training, downwinders, and downwind camps, Epic surfskis
- Tarragona
- Club de Vela Platja Llarga Maritime club has a surfski team, provides surfski lessons and equipment
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Port of Llançà google photos - Elsemiguel (click on link to view 360 panorama)
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
- Ria de Vigo video
- Bouzas - Patos 10 km video
Surf
- Monte Louro video
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- 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
- Club Nautico de Cobres Pontevedra
- Kayak Vigo Pontevedra
- 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
- 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
- San Piedro del Pinatar - Playa Cabo Cervera 23 km Instagram map
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Valencia
- Alicante (Southernmost Province in Valencia Community)
- 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 October 9 to 11, 2026
- ICF Link (more information such as surfski rentals will be filled in as the race gets closer)
- Downwind
- Benidorm - Villajoyosa 9-10 km video
- Campello - La Vila Joiosa (Villajoyosa) 16 km Downwindable.com
- La Vila Joiosa - Altea 22 km
- Groups/Clubs/Rentals/Lessons
- 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) (we also sometimes get security warnings when we try to go to this website?)
- Real Club de Regatas de Alicante (the website does not mention much about surfskis as far as we can tell, but some of the competition listings and photos indicate there may be an active surfski community here)
- Surfski School Javea Lessons, Rentals
- Toni Gil Lessons
- Conditions
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15 km Downwinder near Dénia
- Castellón (Northmost Province of Valencia Community)
- Clubs/Groups/Lessons/Resources
- Valencia (Middle Province of Valencia Community)
- 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
- Conditions
- Clubs/Groups/Lessons/Resources
- Ocean Republik
- Resources
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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)
* The following list is just some examples. Above in the various provinces of Spain, there are additional clubs and resources listed.
- 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
- TroviKayak makes sprint kayaks and is NK distributor Ribadedeva, Spain
- Ozone Europe Kai Wa'a
Resources
- Rentals
- Canoe & Kayak Clubs (click the box that says update results when you move map - this link opens to a map in northern Spain, but you can get more results if you more the map around in Spain)
- See clubs and resources for locales above on this page
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