Surf Camps in Asturias, Spain: 6 Compared (2026)
Compare 6 surf camps in Asturias, Spain: rated 4.8/5, 4-8ft swell. Learner waves: All year. Ratings, surf conditions and season side by side.
Playa de Salinas (1) · Playa de Santa Marina (1)
Meals included at 5 of the 5 camps that state it (1 full board). Yoga offered at 3 camps. Video analysis of your surfing at 1 camp. As stated on each camp’s own website.
When to go: waves by month
How often each surf town here has waves for each level, month by month, 1995–2025. First lessons happen in the whitewater near the shore, so they are said in words; the other levels are named by what you can do and the size of the wave on the body. What’s my level? · How we calculate this
Ribadesella · 2 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): No learner data: no beach or learner reef on our spot list for this town.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | no data | |||||||||||
| Beginner (green waves) | no data | |||||||||||
| Intermediate | 33% | 32% | 41% | 45% | 43% | 38% | 33% | 35% | 46% | 46% | 35% | 34% |
| Advanced | 84% | 84% | 73% | 57% | 38% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 44% | 64% | 79% | 79% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): no data · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): no month on most days · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Gijón · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Mar–Oct. Most days: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 78% | 78% | 88% | 95% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 97% | 93% | 83% | 83% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% |
| Too big | 22% | 22% | 11% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 16% | 17% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 36% | 36% | 50% | 67% | 79% | 85% | 89% | 88% | 75% | 61% | 41% | 40% |
| Intermediate | 72% | 71% | 76% | 71% | 55% | 45% | 38% | 43% | 66% | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| Advanced | 83% | 84% | 72% | 57% | 38% | 24% | 18% | 23% | 45% | 63% | 79% | 78% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Sep–May · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Checked against the Cabo de Peñas buoy, 47 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 1 point a month on average.
Llanes · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Most days, all year.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 81% | 80% | 82% | 78% | 68% | 60% | 61% | 61% | 73% | 81% | 83% | 80% |
| Too small | 7% | 7% | 12% | 21% | 31% | 40% | 38% | 39% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 11% |
| Too big | 12% | 13% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 9% | 9% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 44% | 44% | 53% | 58% | 53% | 50% | 46% | 46% | 56% | 58% | 45% | 43% |
| Intermediate | 36% | 36% | 28% | 18% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 14% | 22% | 38% | 36% |
| Advanced | 31% | 32% | 19% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 11% | 27% | 26% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): no month on most days · Advanced (head high and up): no month on most days
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Salinas · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Oct–Apr.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 53% | 52% | 67% | 80% | 89% | 93% | 95% | 94% | 86% | 76% | 55% | 56% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Too big | 47% | 48% | 32% | 19% | 9% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 12% | 23% | 44% | 43% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 15% | 14% | 23% | 36% | 53% | 64% | 72% | 70% | 48% | 31% | 17% | 18% |
| Intermediate | 49% | 47% | 57% | 59% | 51% | 43% | 38% | 40% | 57% | 61% | 50% | 49% |
| Advanced | 82% | 84% | 73% | 57% | 38% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 45% | 64% | 79% | 78% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in May–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–May, Sep–Nov · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Checked against the Cabo de Peñas buoy, 25 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 4 points a month on average.
San Juan de la Arena · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Mar–Oct. Most days: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 78% | 78% | 89% | 94% | 96% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 93% | 83% | 82% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Too big | 22% | 22% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 17% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 35% | 36% | 50% | 65% | 78% | 84% | 88% | 87% | 75% | 60% | 40% | 39% |
| Intermediate | 71% | 70% | 75% | 71% | 56% | 46% | 39% | 42% | 65% | 75% | 74% | 71% |
| Advanced | 82% | 84% | 73% | 57% | 38% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 45% | 64% | 79% | 78% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Sep–May · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Checked against the Cabo de Peñas buoy, 22 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 3 points a month on average.
Days that miss first lessons are too small when every learner spot is under 0.5 m, and too big when none is in the 0.5–2 m band and one is above it. The other levels are read on the face of the wave at its peak: beginner on green waves 0.6–1.2 m, intermediate 1.2–2 m, advanced 1.5 m and up.
1. Cocos Surfhouse
Surf house in San Juan de la Arena, 300 metres from the beach, with private double rooms, shared bunk rooms and a garden with barbecue. The Surfcamp rate (from 2 nights) includes the stay with a choice of breakfast, half board or full board, a 2-hour group surf lesson a day with qualified instructors (at most 8 per instructor), transfers to a different beach each day, about 15 minutes away, board and wetsuit including afternoon use, and photos and videos. Lessons start the day after arrival.
2. Salinas Surf Camp
★ 4.9/5 (290 reviews) · Playa de Salinas
Year-round surf camp in Salinas, Asturias, run by a passionate local team and home to Gala, the European Canine Surf Champion. Based in a spacious 4-story house with ocean views just meters from the beach, offering all-inclusive packages with 2 daily surf classes, yoga, surfskate, functional training, and full-board meals. Licensed by the Asturian Surf Federation, with Salinas beach delivering surfable waves nearly 300 days a year.
All meals · Yoga · Skateboarding · Fitness
3. Santa Marina Surf Camp
★ 4.7/5 (209 reviews) · Playa de Santa Marina
A renovated indiano mansion facing Santa Marina beach in Ribadesella, with doubles and rooms for three to six sharing bathrooms. Adult camps, whose guests are mostly 25 to 40, include the room, breakfast, lessons and gear, and run as spring and autumn weekends, bank-holiday breaks and weeks in August and September.
4. Surf Camp Ribadesella
Surf camp in Ribadesella whose main house, Surf Palace, stands on the front line of Playa de Santa Marina, with shared rooms, a terrace and garden; when it is full, guests stay at Villa Pilar, a hostel 10 minutes' walk from the beach. The adult week (7 days/6 nights, adults only, with no groups of minors) includes 6 nights' accommodation, a daily 2-hour surf lesson scheduled around the tides, breakfast, afternoon activities, board and wetsuit after class, insurance and a souvenir video.
5. Gijón Surf Hostel
Surf hostel in Gijón on Camino de las Higueras, by the beach, spread over four floors with shared and private rooms, two equipped kitchens, a gym and a terrace with garden and barbecue. Open March to November, its surf camp is priced by the night and includes, for each night booked, one 2.5-hour surf or paddle-surf lesson (at most 8 people per instructor, federation-accredited instructors), breakfast, one surfskate session, use of surf equipment outside class hours, insurance and a photo report.
6. Llanes Surf Paradise
Rural hostel in Cardoso, Llanes, on an enclosed estate with 1,000 m² of gardens and a barbecue, with air-conditioned rooms for 3 to 10 people, some with their own bathroom; the school has a permanent base on Playa de San Antolín. The 7-day/6-night surf camp includes breakfast, a daily surf lesson of about 2.5 hours with qualified instructors led by a Level 2 coach, equipment at the beach all day, insurance, and paddle surf, surfskate and snorkel; lessons are in English or Spanish. The hostel also hosts camps for children aged 8 to 16.
Common questions
How many surf camps are there in Asturias?
findsurfcamp.com compares 6 surf camps in Asturias: Ribadesella (2), Gijón (1), Llanes (1), Salinas (1), San Juan de la Arena (1).
What does a surf week cost in Asturias?
The cheapest verified surf week we have found is €532 per person at Cocos Surfhouse: 6-8 nights with surf lessons included, as the camp's own site states it. 1 of the 6 camps here publishes a surf-week price we have verified. Prices read on each camp's own site in October 2026.
When are there waves for first lessons in Asturias?
Gijón: Almost every day: Mar–Oct. Most days: Nov–Feb. Llanes: Most days, all year. Salinas: Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Oct–Apr. Estimated at the beaches from 1995-2025 swell data.
How warm is the water in Asturias?
In Ribadesella the sea ranges from 13°C (55°F) in Feb to 21°C (70°F) in Aug: monthly medians of the sea surface temperature, 2015-2025.
Which airport is closest to Asturias?
Asturias Airport (OVD) is the nearest airport for 5 of the 6 camps here, about 10-85 minutes by car.