General Description: Galicia is a mountainous region of Spain with a rugged coastline combining high cliffs(some of the highest in Europe) with beautiful sand beaches. Away from the few populated areas you will find stretches of beach all to yourself, even in summer. Most breaks are beach/point breaks with a few reefs located in the N of Galicia and a good spot, Patos(close to Playa America) in the SW. It can get suprisingly busy in the summer at the most famous spots but exploration will pay off whatever time of year. Climate can be frustrating in Winter especially with high winds and rainfall. A problem on the Galician coast is finding breaks small enough to surf in the winter season. When big, the Pontevedra region has good breaks to discover.
Famous Spots: Pantin, Annual 'Pantin Classic' contest help every September. Local Talent: Lots of hot groms but general standard not high (compared to rest of Spain, Portugal)
Lift shar surf galicia / compartir coche pa ir a la playa
hola, soy profe d ingles en vigo y tengo coche pero no tengo con quien ir pa surfear! si te gustaria mandarme un email; beale.stephen@gmail.com llevo 8 anos surfeando y entonces no seria un fastidio en el agua! puedo ir todas las mañanas y fines de semana, trabajo por la tarde y vivo en el centro de vigo. hasta pronto!
hi there, im a teacher in vigo and am lookin for someone to share lifts to the beach with to go surfing, im a competent surfer and have been surfing for 8 yrs and understand all the rules in the water and would not be a problem to surfwith! send me a n email if u r interested!! i can surf every morning buti work work the afternoons, let me know! thanks
comment by Kh.jarrar@gmail.com, 2007-04-10 09:19:03
I am coming to Galicia
hi there,i am from palestine and i am coming to Galicia which is the best place to stay in galicia for a single surfer without car. i want to go to galicia from 20 aprile untel 5 may and wonder where i can stay cheaply with as many spots to reach by foot,bike or public any help is highly appreciatedkh.jarrar@gmail.com00970 599 303232
comment by Anonymous, 2006-08-23 19:06:13
in response to the truth about galicia.......
hey buddy, that´s just the good way i gotta use to get away the crowd but i´ll response for all those who showed me this beaches, bla bla bla about geology but really didn´t got any f.. idea of what you say, you´ve maybe havent been the right day in the right place, or maybe you don´t have enought time for searching, or maybe your not very mellow to show you the places, try next time..... but i can say i´ve surfed in many places and i´ve had really good surfing there.... and i think there are lots of close outs everywhere man simply maybe you dont go really barrely.....
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comment by Steve , 2007-12-01 18:13:04