Zumaia – Itzurun

Zumaia · Gipuzkoa · Spain

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Itzurun is Zumaia's surf beach, a 270 m cove below cliffs of up to 150 m made of flysch, layers of rock tilted on end, in the Basque Coast Geopark. It faces the open sea and has peaks in both directions on sand and rock, and it starts breaking from about one metre of north to north-west swell. Low tide gives softer waves, mid tide brings faster and hollower ones, and at high tide the sand disappears and the backwash off the cliffs creates a shorebreak that bodyboarders enjoy. The western side, near San Telmo, is shallower and rockier.

Level
Beginners
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Busy
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A fish or mid-length; foamies when small; a bodyboard for the high-tide shorebreak.

When it works

✓ A north to north-west swell from about one metre with wind from the south or south-east, from low to mid tide.

When it doesn't

✕ High tide on a big swell, when waves slam into the cliffs, or strong onshore wind.

Watch out for

  • rocks
  • shorebreak
  • crowds

Best months

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

Local tips

Beginners should stay in the middle of the beach at lower tides. Leave the San Telmo end to experienced surfers because of the rocks and shallow water. It is the local favourite and gets busy, so give the regulars room.

Getting there

A footpath leads down from Zumaia town, and there is regulated parking in the nearby streets in summer. Lifeguards, showers and a beach bar run in season, and Euskotren trains stop in Zumaia.

Travel notes

Camping and vans
Camping Itxaspe, near Itziar between Deba and Zumaia, takes tents, vans and motorhomes. It is open from 19 March to 18 September in 2027. Zumaia is about a 10-minute drive away, or you can walk there along the coast. Nearest campsite about 5 km away.
Facilities
There are toilets, showers, a bar and restaurant, and lifeguards from 10:00 to 19:30 in season. Park in the town streets.
Water quality
The Basque Government's 2026 rating is excellent. The provincial beach page shows no Blue Flag, and we found no official note on run-off after rain.

Ideal conditions

Swell
WNW–NNW best, W–N works
Size
1–2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.6 m, holds to 3 m
Period
8 s minimum, best from 11 s
Wind
Offshore ESE–S; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
mid best, avoid high
Faces
NW (305°)

Live cams

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