Barreiros – Oliñas

Barreiros · Galicia Norte · Spain

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Oliñas is a sandy bay at San Miguel de Reinante in Barreiros, just east of the Foz estuary. Many in Lugo rate it as the best sand-bottom wave on this coast when the sandbanks line up, and on its day it counts among the best in Galicia. Several peaks break along long lines. In winter it throws fast, powerful and often hollow waves, and the heaviest peak is usually in front of the beach restaurant. It works in small swells and is rarely crowded, even though surfers come from all along the north coast.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Some company
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard, or a step-up for powerful winter days.

When it works

✓ A clean north to north-west groundswell at low to mid tide, with a south or south-west wind.

When it doesn't

✕ High tide, north or north-east wind and the flat summer weeks; big winter swells make it heavy and hard to paddle out.

Watch out for

  • currents
  • shorebreak

Best months

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

Local tips

Big days bring heavy wipeouts and a hard paddle back out, so leave them to experienced surfers. Small autumn swells are the friendliest time to surf it.

Getting there

A rural beach with easy access, parking by the sand and showers.

Travel notes

How often it works
One of the more reliable beaches in A Mariña. It faces north into the open sea, so it picks up even small north and north-west swells, and often has clean lines when nearby spots are flat.
Crowd and vibe
Usually quiet, with only a few surfers out on most days. Good days and weekends bring surfers from along the north coast, and visitors have described the locals as friendly, with peaks for everyone.
Camping and vans
Camping A Gaivota sits across the road from Barreiros beach, about 0.5 km away. Camping A Nosa Casa is on the beach at Reinante, about 3 km east. Nearest campsite about 0.5 km away.
Facilities
Parking right by the sand, showers and a beach restaurant in front of the main peak.
Water quality
Barreiros' 2026 Blue Flags went to Coto, Fontela-Valea and Pasadas, not this beach. Wannasurf lists pollution as a hazard but gives no details, and we found no official water rating.

Ideal conditions

Swell
NW–N best, WNW–NNE works
Size
1.2–2.5 m offshore swell; starts at 0.7 m, holds to 3.5 m
Period
9 s minimum, best from 12 s
Wind
Offshore SSE–SW; handles onshore up to 10 km/h
Tide
low, mid best, avoid high
Faces
NNE (12°)

Live cam

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

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