Surf report for San Lorenzo (Gijón)

How San Lorenzo (Gijón) works

The city beach of Gijón, with surf schools on the sand itself and waves almost all year round. It is the yardstick every other beach on the central Asturian coast is compared against.

Type of wave

Sand beach break

Workable size

0.5–2 m · best between 1.1 and 1.8 m

Swell that works

NW–NNW (315°–340°)

Period

From 10 s; ideal above 12 s

Ideal wind

S–SE (offshore)

Best tide

Mid to low

Level

Fine for learning on a small day; closes out above 2 m

Full surf guide to San Lorenzo (Gijón) →

How to read this report

• Wave height. It is the real height at the beach, not the open-sea swell: each beach has its own factor, because the same swell does not break the same at San Lorenzo (Gijón) as at the beach next door.
• Period. The seconds between two waves. It is the most underrated number: at the same size, a long period brings waves with power and shape, a short one brings them messy.
• Wind. Always in knots. What matters is not the strength but the direction: blowing from land to sea (offshore) it grooms the wave, from sea to land it messes it up.
• Tide. In metres. Every beach has its good window, and outside it the same day can go from surfable to useless in two hours.
• AI score. A score from 0 to 5 given by a model trained on real ratings of sessions at this very beach — not a generic formula. When the day is bad it says so, which is the point.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at San Lorenzo (Gijón)

What is the best tide to surf at San Lorenzo (Gijón)?

Mid to low. The report above gives the tide height hour by hour for the next 8 days, so you can line your session up with the good window.

Which wind works at San Lorenzo (Gijón)?

Its offshore wind comes from S–SE (offshore). Every beach on this coast faces a different way, so the wind that ruins one can be exactly the good one somewhere else: if it does not help here, check the other beaches.

Is San Lorenzo (Gijón) good for beginners?

Fine for learning on a small day; closes out above 2 m.

Where does this data come from?

The conditions (waves, wind, period, tide and water temperature) come from Open-Meteo and are updated every hour. The quality score is computed by a model specific to San Lorenzo (Gijón), trained on ratings of real sessions at this beach.