Surf spot

Puerto Benidorm

Forecast conditions and map view for Puerto Benidorm in Spain, Mediterranean. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.

Country: Spain, Mediterranean
Coordinates: 38.5354, -0.1350

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Wave direction	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wave period (s)	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.8	4	3.8	4	4	3.9	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.9	2	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.8	3.3	3.2	3.5	4.5	4.6	4.5	3.7	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3
Wave energy (kJ)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	10	13	9	11	11	8	6	5	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	6	6	5	2	2	2	3	3	2
Wind speed (km/h)	5	4.6	7.1	8.6	12	13.1	8	4.4	4.4	7.1	5.2	6.4	15	13.8	6	3.7	3.1	1.8	4.8	8.6	14.9	13.1	9.2	10.3	9.3	8.4	8.4	14.7	23	20.2	13	11.6	9.4	6.6	5.1	6.8	15	12.7	6.6	3.7	7.1	11.8	16.6	18.6	21.7	15.1	11.8	7.2	7.2	13.5	11.4	9.3	13.2	12.8	7.1	1.3
Wind direction	WSWOnshore	NNWGlassy	NNEOffshore	ESECross-off	SECross	ESECross-off	ECross-off	EGlassy	NWGlassy	NNWCross-off	NNECross-off	SECross	SSECross-on	SCross-on	SSWCross-on	WGlassy	WNWGlassy	WGlassy	WNWGlassy	SSECross	SCross-on	SSWCross-on	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	WSWOnshore	WOnshore	WSWOnshore	SSWOnshore	SSWCross-on	SSWCross-on	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	SWOnshore	WSWOnshore	WCross-on	SSECross	SSECross	SSECross	SECross	EGlassy	NEOffshore	NNECross-off	NNECross-off	NNECross-off	NNECross-off	NEOffshore	ENEOffshore	NNECross-off	NCross-off	NNECross-off	NNECross-off	ENEOffshore	ESECross-off	ESECross-off	ESECross-off	SEGlassy

Puerto Benidorm, Spain (Mediterranean coast) is a small urban surf spot near the harbor area of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. It’s not a classic world-class surf destination, but it can work on the right swell and storm setup.

Spot character

Type: Beach break / harbor-adjacent wave
Wave quality: Usually inconsistent, but can offer fun short-period surf when the Mediterranean wakes up
Crowd: Often busy with locals and beach users, especially in season
Best for: Beginners to intermediate surfers when conditions are moderate; more experienced surfers on rare better pulses

Conditions

Swell: The Mediterranean is fetch-limited, so surf depends heavily on local winds and storm systems rather than long-period ocean swell.
Wind: Offshore or light winds are important; strong onshore winds can quickly make it messy.
Direction sensitivity: Works best when a clean easterly or southeast storm swell lines up with favorable wind.

Bottom line

Puerto Benidorm is more of a fun, opportunistic city surf spot than a consistent surf destination. If you’re in Benidorm and the forecast shows a clean pulse, it can be worth checking, but don’t expect guaranteed waves.