Mediterranean Spain Surf Spots

Barcelona's city beachbreak with shifting A-frame peaks over sand, best after days of Tramuntana NE wind.

Long, rarely surfed grey-sand beachbreak on the Andalucian Mediterranean coast, with shifting peaks on NE to SE swells.

Fickle but powerful Murcia left over uneven reef, offering hollow sections and vertical drops when SE swell and NW offshores align.

Slow, crumbly beachbreak north of Torremolinos producing short peaks on onshore Mediterranean swells.

Consistent hollow beachbreak on Costa del Sol, split by Benalmadena port. The northern stretch runs fastest and best on E-SE swells.

Left-hand reef and sand break near Javea producing 50-150m rides, one of the more consistent uncrowded windows on the Mediterranean coast.

Slow, forgiving sand beach break near the port of Sagunto, shaped by jetties that help hold shifting peaks for beginners.

Slow, crumbly beachbreak on the Mediterranean coast north of Torrevieja, best at the rocky southern end where banks hold shape.

Groyne-assisted left wall north of Barcelona offering the longest ride on this stretch of Catalan coast when the Med turns on.

Multi-peak beachbreak just north of Barcelona with a punchy right and a longer left over boulders and sand.

Jetty-shaped sandbars at the Jucar rivermouth produce hollow, peaky rights and shorter lefts, one of the best waves on the Mediterranean

Low-grade urban beachbreak north of Valencia port, surfable on rare NE-E swell, best suited to beginners and longboarders.

Quiet Mediterranean beachbreak near Calahonda with mellow a-frame peaks on boulders and sand, working through a wide E to SW swell window.

Urban sand-bottom beachbreak east of Málaga, favoured by local surfers seeking a quieter alternative to the city peaks.

Punchy boulder-and-sand beachbreak on the Costa del Sol, lit up at night and working best on E to SE swells.

Right-hand sandbar wave sheltered by the Port Ginesta marina breakwater, accessible for all levels when Mediterranean swells arrive.

Spacious sand-bottom beachbreak north of Alicante with punchy peaks that fire on easterly swells, best when some south mixes in.

Forgiving sand-bottom beachbreak on the Costa del Sol, firing on E-SE-S swells from November to May.

Sheltered beachbreak inside Cabo de Gata Natural Park, producing small, forgiving peaks on NE-SE swells.

Urban Barcelona sand-bottom beachbreak producing slow a-frame peaks accessible to all levels when the Mediterranean delivers.