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Surf spot guide · The Balearic Islands, Spain
Empty south-facing beachbreak on Formentera that produces slopey, forgiving peaks on winter S windswells.
Platja Migjorn is a long, south-facing sand-and-boulder beachbreak on the lower coast of Formentera, the smallest and least-developed of the Balearic Islands. For most of the year the beach sits completely flat, a textbook Mediterranean flat-water scene without a ripple in sight. Outside summer, when a strong S or SW windswell reaches the island, the stretch comes alive with shifting a-frame peaks that run slopey and medium-paced across a mix of sand and submerged boulders. Waves are steep on takeoff but quickly settle into mellow, forgiving walls that top out around 1.8 meters on the best days. The break works across all tides thanks to the modest tidal range of the Med, though smaller swells tend to fade rapidly. Multiple access points are scattered along the beach road, and parking is free along the approach tracks. The overall atmosphere is as far from a surf scene as possible: on a good day you might share peaks with a handful of holiday visitors on foam boards, but true crowds are essentially unknown. Facilities are non-existent at the break itself. The island draws a nature-focused, slow-travel crowd rather than core surfers, which means anyone who times a swell correctly will likely score long stretches of the beach entirely alone.
Two kilometres of sand where a-frames scatter across submerged boulders, rarely crowded.
Extremely low crowds year-round. Outside summer the beach is almost entirely empty, and even on a working swell you are unlikely to share it with more than one or two other surfers.
Isolated Med beachbreak, uncrowded and unhurried
The Balearic Islands
Mellow, crumbly sand-bottom beachbreak on Ibiza's southwest coast, offering easy peaks when south swells push through.
The Balearic Islands
Sectioney righthander off a boulder-and-sand reef on Ibiza's north coast, best on a rare north swell with southerly winds.
The Balearic Islands
Ibiza's most surfed beachbreak: consistent, beginner-friendly a-frame peaks over sand and rock ledge on the east coast.
+1 MORE →Check forecasts in October through March when S and SW windswells have the best chance of reaching Formentera
Bring your own water and food as facilities are absent along the beach
A longer board makes the most of the slow, slopey walls
Multiple track access points along the beach let you scout peaks before paddling out
Check the water for jellyfish before entering, especially in late summer and autumn
HAZARDS · KNOW BEFORE YOU PADDLE
Multiple free-parking access tracks lead directly to the beach from the road running along the south coast. No lifeguard, restrooms, showers, surf school or surf shop at the break.
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