Louro – Area Maior

Muros · Galicia Sur · Spain

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Area Maior is a wild, sheltered beach below Monte Louro near Muros. It faces south-west into the mouth of the Ría de Muros, with dunes between it and the Xarfas lagoon and no buildings in sight. The waves are often small and soft, fun rather than powerful, with several peaks; the best known is a right at the Ancoradoiro end, where the beach starts. Peaks come and go with the tide, so it can be surfed all day. West and south-west swells in spring and autumn suit it best, but it doesn't hold big swell.

Level
Beginners
Break
Beach break, sand
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A longboard, funboard or fish.

When it works

✓ A 1.5–2.5 m west or south-west swell with an east or north-east wind, on any tide.

When it doesn't

✕ North-west swells mostly miss it, very big swells are better surfed at places nearby, and southerly or westerly wind blows onshore.

Watch out for

  • rips

Best months

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

Local tips

Autumn and spring bring the east winds that suit it. In winter, when Lariño and Carnota are rough, you may have it nearly to yourself.

Getting there

You can see it from the C-550 at Louro. Parking is a short walk from the sand.

Travel notes

How often it works
It needs some swell but works on small to medium days, and peaks shift with the tide so it can be surfed all day. On big swells it maxes out and other spots nearby are better.
Crowd and vibe
Usually quiet, and often nearly empty in winter. Weekends bring more people, but it rarely gets past a small group of 10 to 20 surfers.
Camping and vans
Camping Ancoradoiro, a seasonal campsite in the pine wood, is about 1 km away (it gives 800 m to Area Maior). Camping San Francisco and Cámping da Vouga are about 2.5–3 km away, and there is an área de autocaravanas at Ancoradoiro. Nearest campsite about 1 km away.
Facilities
Only parking at the beach itself, with no buildings around; Camping Ancoradoiro nearby has showers, toilets and a surf school.
Water quality
Not on the 2026 Bandera Azul list (Muros only has San Francisco), and no official rating was found for this beach.

Ideal conditions

Swell
SW–W best, SSW–WNW works
Size
1.5–2.5 m offshore swell; starts at 1 m, holds to 3.5 m
Period
9 s minimum, best from 12 s
Wind
Offshore NNE–E; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
mid best
Faces
SW (225°)

Live cam

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

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