El Puerto – Las Redes

El Puerto de Santa María · Cádiz and Huelva · Spain

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Las Redes is a long white-sand beach in El Puerto de Santa María, on the outer edge of the Bay of Cádiz. It has several sandbar peaks with short lefts and rights, from easy walls to hollow sections on good days. Small days fill up with beginners. On the rare big, clean days the line-up gets crowded and serious.

Level
Beginners
Break
Beach break, sand
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Crowded
Season
winter, autumn, spring
Boards
A longboard or foam board for small days, a shortboard when a winter swell hits.

When it works

✓ A 1–1.5 m west to south-west swell around mid tide on the rise, with no wind or a light north-north-east breeze.

When it doesn't

✕ Strong onshore wind, and flat spells in summer.

Watch out for

  • crowds
  • localism

Best months

October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Local tips

Locals say the rocky peak near the beach used to be the best wave, but sand has covered much of it in recent years. Do not leave valuables in the car.

Getting there

Park in the Las Redes housing estate and walk two minutes to the beach. Wannasurf advises against leaving the car right by the beach.

Travel notes

How often it works
Fairly consistent in winter and spring, but it sits inside the bay and needs a west to south-west swell. Summer is often flat.
Crowd and vibe
Surfmarket calls it packed whenever there are waves, and surf-forecast warns it can get crowded enough to be dangerous. Wannasurf reports tension with locals on the best big days.
Camping and vans
Camping TAIGA Puerto Santa María is on the seafront near Playa de La Puntilla, on the other side of El Puerto. Nearest campsite about 6 km away.
Facilities
Beach bars and restaurants nearby, with parking in the estate.
Water quality
Las Redes is not listed by name in the EU bathing-water data we checked. El Puerto's other beaches (La Puntilla, Fuentebravía, Santa Catalina) were rated excellent for the last three seasons.

Ideal conditions

Swell
SW–W best, SSW–WNW works
Size
1–1.6 m offshore swell; starts at 0.8 m, holds to 2.5 m
Period
8 s minimum, best from 11 s
Wind
Offshore N–ENE; handles onshore up to 10 km/h
Tide
mid best, on the rising tide
Faces
SSW (210°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

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