Beach
both
Level 4/10
Playa de Gandía
Gandía, Valencia, Spain
👥Crowded
Playa de Gandía is Valencia's unlikely surf spot—a beach resort that transforms briefly during rare winter Mediterranean storms when easterly winds generate rideable waves. The consistency is terrible, working maybe 15 days per winter, but the warm climate, Spanish coastal culture, and novelty factor attract those already in the region. This is Mediterranean surf optimism at its peak: check forecasts obsessively, drive hopefully, celebrate wildly when it actually works.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.1m
NNE(30°)
Score: 9/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
21km/h
NNW(342°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm7%
Windswell Component
0.6mNNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
5:30 am
High tide - -0.45m
1:30 pm
Low tide - -0.53m
3:30 pm
Low tide - -0.54m
10:30 pm
Low tide - -0.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
0
PoorComponents
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score18/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-6
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- E (100°)
- Direction range
- 60° - 140°
- Size range
- 1m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 2.0m
- Height multiplier
- 1.00×
- Ideal period
- 10s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- W (280°)
- Offshore range
- 240° - 320°
- Best window
- both
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- all
Water temp
15°C
Wetsuit
4/3mm fullsuit
Difficulty
4/10
Crowd level
6/10
Access: Beach resort access. Major tourist infrastructure.
Best Season
Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
Secondary: Oct, Mar
Winter Mediterranean storms only. Very inconsistent.
Getting There
Airport
VLCDrive time
75 minData quality
community