Garraf 32.2
#5231 of 5756 surf spots in the world · 🇪🇸 Spain · Barcelona · near Barcelona
Wind is the enemy here, peaks in January, gentle enough to learn.
Best time to surf Garraf
The best time to surf Garraf 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 0.8 m. The nearest airport is BCN (15 km) and the nearest town is Barcelona (27 km).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66% | 1% | 0.8 m | 14°C | 4/3 |
| Feb | 55% | 0% | 0.7 m | 14°C | 4/3 |
| Mar | 75% | 0% | 0.9 m | 14°C | 4/3 |
| Apr | 67% | 0% | 0.7 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| May | 48% | 0% | 0.6 m | 19°C | 2mm |
| Jun | 36% | 0% | 0.5 m | 24°C | vest |
| Jul | 25% | 0% | 0.5 m | 27°C | boardies |
| Aug | 32% | 0% | 0.5 m | 28°C | boardies |
| Sep | 47% | 0% | 0.6 m | 26°C | boardies |
| Oct | 66% | 0% | 0.7 m | 23°C | vest |
| Nov | 79% | 0% | 0.9 m | 19°C | 2mm |
| Dec | 55% | 0% | 0.7 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
Why 32.2
Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and multiplied by its weight; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world scores 100. Wave quality and what the spot does on its best days carry more than half of it, which is what separates this from a ranking of where the water is warm.
The detail
Faces 160° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 82% of days. Mean peak period 5.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. On its best tenth of days it reaches 1.4 m, with a peak period of 7 s. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 7 of 12. Coordinates 41.254, 1.905 (OpenStreetMap).
Live here
12 homes for sale within 30 km of Garraf, up to 60,000 euro. Houses and flats you can move into, never plots of land. Cheapest right now €23,700. Checked 2026-09-13. Listings from Fotocasa and the agents themselves; we take no part in the deal.
€24,000Home · 265 m² · 2 roomsLa Granada21 km from the spot →
€24,000Home · 299 m² · 4 roomsLa Granada21 km from the spot →
€24,600Flat · 42 m² · 1 roomL'Hospitalet de Llobregat21 km from the spot →
€24,900Home · 14 m² · 1 roomL'Hospitalet de Llobregat20 km from the spot →
€44,000Flat · 52 m² · 3 roomsL'Hospitalet de Llobregat22 km from the spot →
€56,000Flat · 70 m² · 3 roomsVilanova i la Geltrú15 km from the spot →What it costs to be here
Estimate: World Bank PPP price level for Spain (2025, United States = 1.00) applied to a fixed surfer basket, then adjusted for how remote the spot is. Your own number moves with the season and how you live.
Sumba has eight spots in this ranking, the best of them inside the world top 50. A cabin is €11,500. The land it sits on is separate, from €6,500 (€9,950 oceanfront), on an 80-year lease that extends at the end. Water, septic and electricity are another €6,500, and furniture is on top, so a finished cabin lands around €28,000 plus the land, payable in instalments.
Eco Beach City is run by the same people as SurfRanking, so treat this as our own advert, not a recommendation. It is an off-plan property in Indonesia: take your own legal and financial advice before paying anything.
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