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Today at Charco del baño: Epic! for surfing — 97/100 for beginner level. Wind 9 kn E · Waves 0.9 m, 17 s · Tide -0.5 to 0.3 m. Best window around 20:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Charco del baño: 0.7m waves with moderate offshore wind. Surfing looks Epic! in the evening, with E-Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 25°C / 76°F.
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Charco del baño faces SW, straight into the prevailing Atlantic swell window — the reason it has waves at all, and the reason it is rarely flat.
Today's wind is cross-offshore at 9 kn. Leaning offshore, so the face should still stand up clean for surfing — not the glassy hold of a straight offshore, but the right side of neutral.
Over the published window Charco del baño clears 60/100 for surfing at Beginner, Intermediate levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 11 of 11 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 6 scored spots within reach today, Charco del baño is the best of them for surfing — so if you are travelling for it, this is the one.
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A narrow, dark volcanic-pebble cove on a fishing harbour promenade, sheltered by the adjacent marina, with clear, calm water suited to swimming and snorkelling rather than boards or wind sports. The beach is fully submerged at high tide (spring high near 1.93 m, low near 0.16 m), so low tide is the safest entry window. The adjacent main beach has a Red Cross lifeguard service in summer; hours for this cove are unconfirmed.
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Wind at Charco del baño today: 9 kn E (gusting 26 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects surfing conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Charco del baño today: 0.9 m, 17 s period from NW, peeling character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for surfing at Charco del baño today is around 23:00 UTC, when conditions score 88/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Charco del baño scores 97/100 today for surfing — Epic!. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Charco del baño is scored for Surfing, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Charco del baño is a coastal location near Las Galletas in Spain. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Charco del baño, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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