Areas – Os Mortos
Sanxenxo · Galicia Sur · Spain
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Os Mortos is a peak at one end of Areas beach, east of Sanxenxo, deep inside the Ría de Pontevedra. It only breaks in a solid, long-period swell (well-spaced, powerful waves), around 40 days a year; in summer the busy beach is usually flat. When it works, the waves are fast and hollow over sand and rock and break close to the sand. The left is longer and better, the right shorter. It draws bodyboarders and a protective local crowd.
- Level
- Advanced
- Break
- Beach break, sand
- Waves
- Lefts and rights
- Crowd
- Busy
- Season
- autumn, winter
- Boards
- A shortboard, or a bodyboard.
When it works
✓ A powerful west or north-west swell above 3 m with a north or north-east wind on a falling low tide.
When it doesn't
✕ Normal-sized swells never reach it, and higher tides or southerly wind ruin it.
Watch out for
- rocks
- localism
- shorebreak
Best months
January, February, March, November, December
Local tips
The wave rises fast in shallow water. One mistake can put you on the rocks, so time your take-off well. A small local crew surfs it when it breaks.
Getting there
On the Pontevedra–Sanxenxo road at Areas, with parking a short walk away.
Travel notes
- How often it works
- Fickle. It sits deep inside the Pontevedra ría, so only big, long-period swells get in, which happens on about 40 days a year.
- Crowd and vibe
- A small local crew turns up whenever it breaks, and weekends get crowded. On days when the open beaches are also working, you may have it nearly to yourself. Be respectful in the water.
- Camping and vans
- No campsite close by that we could confirm. The paid Autocamper Sanxenxo área de autocaravanas is about 4.5 km west, and Camping Cachadelos about 8 km. Nearest campsite about 8 km away.
- Facilities
- Toilets, showers and sunbed and water-sports rental on the beach, with parking a short walk away.
- Water quality
- Areas holds Bandera Azul for 2026, which needs excellent bathing-water results the season before.
Ideal conditions
- Swell
- WSW–WNW best, SW–WNW works
- Size
- 3–4.5 m offshore swell; starts at 2.5 m, holds to 6 m
- Period
- 12 s minimum, best from 15 s
- Wind
- Offshore N–E; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
- Tide
- low best, avoid high, on the falling tide
- Faces
- WSW (250°)
Live cam
No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.