Sopelana Beach Break Surf Spots
Beach Break Surf Spots
Sopelana
Sopelana
Sopelana is situated approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of Bilbao, the largest city in the Basque Country. It is part of the municipality of Sopelana and is located on the Bay of Biscay. In front of its lush cliffs that are also popular for paragliding, you find 3 bays next to each other. There is a big parking between the beaches Sopelana and La Salvaje from where you can easily walk to both surf spots.
Beach Break
Areas in the ocean where the waves break over a sandy bottom are known as beach breaks. The waves at beach breaks are constantly changing because the sand is often shifting because of tides, currents, and storms. You can be surfing flawless peeling lefts one day and close-out waves the next at the same surf spot. The surf break could be in one location one day and 200 yards along the shoreline the next. The constantly shifting bottom produces a very unpredictable and dynamic surf break. Because they have a softer and safer bottom than reef breaks, beach breaks are excellent places for beginning surfers to practice.
