Is Port saplaya good for beginners?

Port saplaya is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.5 m and 63% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at Port saplaya?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 20°C, so most of the year you want a 2 mm shorty.

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Port saplaya 23.2

#5573 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇪🇸 Spain · Valencia · near Valencia

Needs the right swell, wind is the enemy here, peaks in January.

Beginner

Surf score23.2 /100

Surfable days31% of the year

Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind

Groundswell0% period 11 s+

Typical size0.5 m 1.6 ft median

Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Port saplaya

The best time to surf Port saplaya is January. It rarely works. In January the water sits around 14°C, so pack a 4/3 with boots, and the typical wave is 0.5 m. The nearest airport is VLC (13 km) and the nearest town is Valencia (8 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	31%	1%	0.5 m	14°C	4/3
Feb	28%	0%	0.4 m	14°C	4/3
Mar	51%	0%	0.6 m	14°C	4/3
Apr	37%	0%	0.5 m	16°C	3/2
May	28%	0%	0.5 m	19°C	2mm
Jun	17%	0%	0.4 m	24°C	vest
Jul	22%	0%	0.5 m	27°C	boardies
Aug	26%	0%	0.5 m	27°C	boardies
Sep	30%	0%	0.5 m	26°C	boardies
Oct	30%	0%	0.5 m	23°C	vest
Nov	45%	0%	0.6 m	19°C	2mm
Dec	23%	0%	0.4 m	16°C	3/2

Why 23.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%

7.7

Clean days 24%

0.0

Groundswell 12%

0.0

Season spread 10%

0.0

Wave size 8%

0.0

Water comfort 10%

4.9

Access 10%

10.0

The detail

Faces 105° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 88% of days. Mean peak period 5.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 63%. Months that work: 1 of 12. Coordinates 39.510, -0.319 (OpenStreetMap).

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