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· updated 11 hours agoThe week opens with a 2-3m northwest swell at 6-9 seconds peaking Tuesday dawn under blown-out east wind, dropping to 1m by evening as wind shifts to light west-southwest. Mid-week holds steady at around 1m northwest with light winds, before a fresh pulse builds Friday: 1-2m northwest at 4-10 seconds under moderate northeast wind, becoming wind-driven and choppy through the weekend as the swell backs off to under 1m by Saturday evening. Looks like Wednesday dawn under light winds will be the cleanest window.
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About Galicia
Galicia is the north-west corner of Spain, a wild Atlantic coast that catches North Atlantic swell head-on. Pantin, the right-hand point break on the north coast, hosts the Pantin Classic WSL event each September. Razo is the open beach break that picks up everything. Doniños and Patos round out the short list of marquee spots. The coast is called the Costa da Morte for the shipwrecks; the swell hits at full power and the wind tears at it just as hard.
The west to north-west swell runs year-round but the season is September through April. Working size is 0.5 to 3 m at 9 s or longer. South to south-east wind is offshore. Razo turns on with a clean south. North wind kills it. Pantin handles size when the open beaches close out. Winter storms push 3 m+ at 15 s+, big-wave territory at the exposed reefs.
Water runs 12 to 13 °C in March and 18 to 21 °C by August. A 4/3 with boots covers most of the year, a 5/4 the heart of winter, a 3/2 summer. Crowds are thin compared to Biarritz, even at Pantin outside the contest week. Rips run hard at Valdoviño, rocks at most reefs, and the wind flips fast. Razo on a south is the day to clear your calendar; Pantin on a clean north-west is the back-up when Razo closes out.