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Kitesurf Location - Somo Beach ( ID somo_beach )      Hits: 1183
 
You are here: Europe > Spain > Kitesurf Location - Somo Beach ( ID somo_beach )
Continent: Europe
Country: Spain
Next Big City (Airport):  Santander
Next Town: Somo
Latitude:   43.4569
Longitude: -3.742
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
Features:
- Rooms
- Camping
- Shop
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

 Map
Near Locations
Somo River (0.66 km) Best Direction: NE NW Type: Shallow Flat
Pedrena (2.6 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Shallow Chop
Playa de los Peligros (3.08 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Flat Chop
Playa del Sardinero (4.07 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Liencres (18.29 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Ria de Mogro (18.72 km) Best Direction: N NNE NNW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Small Wave (< 1m)
- Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
No Information


Somo, and the Cantabria region in general, is a beautiful wave spot. In case of lack of wind, you can rent a surfboard and still have a lot of fun. The tide is very present. Beside the fact that there are waves, which can bother the beginners, it is an easy spot, for about any level.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- June
- July
- August


The sandy beach is beautiful and enormous. The kiters usually collect on the left side of the beach. Central part is for swimmers and right part of the beach for surfers. There is plenty of space for anybody.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


The water is quite warm in summer: at worse you will use a shorty. Colder during winter, wetsuit needed.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
- June
- July
- August
- September
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
- NW
Main Direction:
- NE
- NW


In summertime it mostly works with thermal wind: it usually starts blowing at 2-4 pm from NE. In case of bad weather you can have wind from NW.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Not far from Santander (Cantabria), about 30 min drive. Just across the bay to the east. Find a map and follow it until you get to Somo. The beach is one, and huge, impossible to miss.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


Apparently no restrictions. Kiters should stay on the left part of the beach and you won't bother anybody.

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 Nightlife
No nightlife in Somo! The city of Santander is just about 30 minutes away by car and offers great night life and food in the city center.

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