Surf Camps in Cantabria, Spain: 21 Compared (2026)
Compare 21 surf camps in Cantabria, Spain: rated 4.7/5, 3-7ft swell. Learner waves: All year. Ratings, surf conditions and season side by side.
Playa de Los Locos (2) · Playa de Oyambre (2) · Oyambre (2) · Playa de Loredo (1) · Playa de La Concha (1) · Playa de Somo (1) · Playa de Berria (1) · Playa de Latas (1) · Playa de Merón (1)
Meals included at 14 of the 15 camps that state it (4 full board). Yoga offered at 13 camps. Video analysis of your surfing at 5 camps. 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
Oyambre · 9 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day, all year.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 87% | 86% | 92% | 96% | 95% | 95% | 97% | 97% | 96% | 94% | 90% | 88% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Too big | 13% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 11% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 49% | 49% | 62% | 75% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 88% | 79% | 71% | 51% | 51% |
| Intermediate | 72% | 72% | 70% | 60% | 45% | 34% | 28% | 34% | 53% | 66% | 73% | 70% |
| Advanced | 72% | 71% | 58% | 41% | 27% | 17% | 12% | 16% | 32% | 48% | 69% | 66% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Dec · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Sep–Apr · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Nov–Mar
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Planet Surf Camp San Vicente says: "on the rare occasion that the waves get too big here, we teach our lessons on the second beach, namely Oyambre beach" - our figures agree. (camp’s page)
Somo · 5 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Mar–Dec. Most days: Jan–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 83% | 83% | 89% | 94% | 92% | 89% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% | 87% | 86% |
| Too small | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Too big | 16% | 16% | 9% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 11% | 12% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 46% | 46% | 59% | 72% | 77% | 75% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 66% | 49% | 48% |
| Intermediate | 62% | 61% | 56% | 46% | 33% | 21% | 16% | 20% | 38% | 52% | 63% | 59% |
| Advanced | 61% | 61% | 46% | 30% | 16% | 9% | 6% | 9% | 21% | 36% | 57% | 56% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Oct–Mar · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Nov–Feb
The Santander offshore buoy, 40 km away, has too few months of records to check these figures yet: they are a model estimate.
Berria (Santoña) · 3 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Mar–Dec. Most days: Jan–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 83% | 84% | 90% | 93% | 91% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 92% | 89% | 87% |
| Too small | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Too big | 15% | 15% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 11% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 45% | 46% | 60% | 72% | 76% | 73% | 77% | 77% | 73% | 67% | 49% | 49% |
| Intermediate | 62% | 61% | 55% | 44% | 31% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 36% | 50% | 62% | 59% |
| Advanced | 59% | 59% | 43% | 28% | 15% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 19% | 34% | 54% | 54% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Mar–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Oct–Mar · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Nov–Feb
Checked against the Bilbao-Vizcaya buoy, 39 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 5 points a month on average.
Suances · 3 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Jun–Aug. Most days: Mar–May, Sep–Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 46% | 46% | 59% | 73% | 83% | 87% | 91% | 90% | 79% | 68% | 46% | 48% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Too big | 54% | 54% | 39% | 25% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 18% | 30% | 53% | 51% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 12% | 13% | 20% | 34% | 47% | 55% | 62% | 58% | 39% | 26% | 14% | 16% |
| Intermediate | 51% | 48% | 55% | 52% | 42% | 33% | 29% | 33% | 49% | 58% | 52% | 52% |
| Advanced | 75% | 74% | 61% | 44% | 30% | 18% | 13% | 17% | 34% | 51% | 70% | 68% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Jun–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Apr, Oct–Jan · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Mar
The Santander offshore buoy, 47 km away, has too few months of records to check these figures yet: they are a model estimate.
Ajo · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Jun–Aug. Most days: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec. Waves often too big: Jan–Feb, Nov.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 47% | 47% | 60% | 73% | 84% | 88% | 91% | 90% | 80% | 68% | 48% | 50% |
| Too small | 1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Too big | 52% | 53% | 38% | 25% | 13% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 17% | 30% | 51% | 49% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 13% | 13% | 21% | 35% | 47% | 56% | 62% | 58% | 40% | 27% | 15% | 17% |
| Intermediate | 37% | 37% | 43% | 42% | 37% | 29% | 26% | 30% | 41% | 45% | 36% | 36% |
| Advanced | 74% | 73% | 58% | 43% | 28% | 17% | 13% | 17% | 32% | 50% | 68% | 67% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Jun–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): no month on most days · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Mar
Checked against the Bilbao-Vizcaya buoy, 49 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 10 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.
What a surf week costs in Cantabria
From €270 to €1,175 per person, median €488, across the 11 of 21 camps that publish a week with surf lessons included (each camp’s lowest).
Lowest published surf weeks
- La Curva Surf House · from €270 (6 nights · shared room · breakfast · 6 surf lessons · board and wetsuit)
- Wavessound Surfhouse · from €354 (6 nights · private room · 6 surf lessons (12 h) · board and wetsuit)
- Totora Surf House Suances · from €410 (shared room · daily surf lessons · board and wetsuit)
Figures from each camp’s own site, with the date on its page. Room, season and what is included differ, so compare the package, not only the price.
1. La Curva Surf House
★ 4.6/5 (196 reviews) · Playa de Loredo
A small surf house in Loredo run by the La Curva surf school, with 5 rooms of bunk beds and a 6-bed attic room, a garden, a porch and a shared kitchen. Its surf breaks for adults combine the house with lessons on Loredo beach, from February to November.
2. Wavessound Surfhouse
Small surf house a few metres from Playa de Berria in Santoña, run by a surf school, with private double and quadruple rooms for up to 8 guests, TV and Wi-Fi, a shared bathroom and use of the living-dining room and kitchen. The 7-day pack (6 nights, starting on Monday) includes 6 surf sessions of 2 hours in the morning, 12 hours in all, with instructors, all equipment and sports, accident and liability insurance; weekend, 4-day and 5-day packs are also sold.
3. Totora Surf House Suances
★ 4.8/5 (41 reviews) · Playa de La Concha
Totora surf school's house in Suances sits near Playa de La Concha and the port, with shared rooms or doubles. Its adult surf camp pairs the stay with a lesson a day and runs all year, with July and August as high season.
4. Star Surf Camps Oyambre
Tented surf camp on the Camping Rodero campsite in the Oyambre Natural Park, a ten-minute walk from Playa de Oyambre, open from 27 June to 19 September 2026, for guests typically 18+ (16-17 with parental consent). Guests share bell tents with at most 2 others. The Surf Chill week includes 7 nights, a 6-session surf course (5 lessons and 1 theory session, 90 minutes each) with board, leash and wetsuit during lessons, 6 breakfast buffets with a packed lunch and 4 dinners; Surf Deluxe adds 5 yoga sessions. Arrival is on Saturday.
5. Bio Surf Camp
★ 4.8/5 (258 reviews) · Playa de Los Locos
An eco glamping camp in Suances, from shared tents to private cabins, with a sauna and shared bathrooms. Stays of 2 nights or more include a surf or paddleboard course and breakfast, from Easter to mid-September.
Glamping · SUP
6. DreamSea Cantabria
A surf camp at Camping El Helguero in Ruiloba, Cantabria, a 10-minute shuttle ride from Playa de Oyambre, where the lessons take place. All meals included. Yoga, SUP, video analysis, excursions, a gym and hiking run alongside the surfing. Stays run as fixed weekly packages.
All meals · Glamping · Yoga · SUP · Video analysis · Excursions · Fitness
7. Surf House Somo
★ 4.5/5 (1126 reviews) · Playa de Somo
Spain's oldest surf school, teaching on Somo beach since 1991, houses guests in a converted stone building in the village, in single, double, triple and four-bed rooms that each have their own bathroom. Stays are bed and breakfast with a two-hour surf lesson a day, equipment included, sold as 2-, 5- and 7-night packs.
8. Surf Tribe Oyambre
A surf house at Oyambre. Breakfast included. Yoga, SUP, surf theory sessions and excursions run alongside the surfing. Arrival dates are flexible.
All meals · Suite · Glamping · Yoga · SUP · Excursions
9. PURE Oyambre
A surf house at Oyambre. Half board included. Yoga, skateboarding, SUP, excursions and hiking run alongside the surfing. Stays run as fixed weekly packages.
All meals · Suite · Glamping · Yoga · Skateboarding · SUP · Excursions
10. elementsurf Strandhaus Oyambre
Beach house 150 metres from Playa de Oyambre in the Oyambre Natural Park (San Vicente de la Barquera), with four-bed, double and single rooms, each with its own bathroom and a view of the sea or the mountains, plus a garden and a yoga platform. The full week package includes 7 nights, a 5-day surf course of 20 hours with video analysis and 3 theory sessions, 7 days of surf equipment, 7 breakfasts and 6 dinners, 3 yoga classes and pick-up and drop-off in San Vicente. Arrival is on Saturday; in 2027 the beach house is open from 1 May to 23 October.
11. Amigos Surf Camp
★ 5/5 (706 reviews) · Playa de Oyambre
A community-focused glamping surf camp in Cantabria's Oyambre Natural Park. Seasonal camp (June-September) offering handmade eco-glamping tents, all-inclusive meals, certified surf instruction with max 8 students per group, and yoga sessions. Known for its family-like atmosphere, sustainable ethos, and a money-back guarantee for beginners who don't stand up after 5 lessons.
All meals · Glamping · Yoga
12. Los Locos Surf House
★ 4.8/5 (121 reviews) · Playa de Los Locos
The Los Locos surf school's house stands on the headland above Playa de Los Locos in Suances, a few metres from the sand. A day includes the bed, breakfast, a two-hour lesson and the gear, and the house is open to adults all year except July, when it hosts the youth camp.
13. Watsay Surf Camp
★ 4.6/5 (194 reviews) · Playa de Berria
A beachfront surf house on Playa de Berria, near Santoña, with 75 beds in private doubles and shared rooms for four or six. The adult programme, for anyone over 18, fits daily surf lessons into stays of three to six days, with rates for summer and for the shoulder months from June to mid-October.
14. Latas Surf House
A large surf house in Latas, at the Somo end of the bay, sleeping up to 86 in shared rooms of four and of eight to ten, each with its own bathroom, plus family rooms. A buffet breakfast is served before the first lesson of the day, and stays are priced by the night with surf lessons added on.
15. Planet Surf Camp San Vicente
Planet Surfcamps' Spanish camp is a village of wooden-floored tents at Camping El Rosal in San Vicente de la Barquera, 80 metres from the beach, each 4-person tent shared by 2. Weeks are full board with 12 or 22 surf lessons, for guests aged 18 and over (most are 18 to 35), from June to August.
All meals · Glamping
16. Ripstar Premium Surfcamp Oyambre
Dutch-run tipi surf camp on a campsite on the bay of Oyambre, within walking distance of Playa de Oyambre, for adults only: 18+ in July and August, 23+ weeks in June and September. Guests sleep in a shared tipi for 4 or a luxury tipi for 2; the camp has its own shower block, a surf bar and a kitchen. The week includes 7 nights, 7 breakfast buffets, a welcome dinner, 5 surf lessons of 1.5 hours with ISA-certified instructors, 5 yoga classes, surfskate clinics and use of boards and wetsuits; other dinners and a bus from the Netherlands can be added. Check-in is on Saturday.
17. Berria Surf School
Surf school and surf house on Playa de Berria in Santoña, 15 metres from the sand, with six sea-view rooms (doubles, triples and quadruples), a kitchen, a garden and a terrace; in July and August guests are also lodged in the Hostal de Berria. The adult surf camp, held in June, August and September (July is for under-18s only), includes full or half board, 2 hours of surf lessons in the morning and 2 in the afternoon plus 4 hours of supervised free surfing, with instructors certified by the Spanish Surf Federation, and soft and epoxy boards and wetsuits for the whole stay.
18. Surf Camp Costa Norte
Surf school apartments on the seafront promenade of San Vicente de la Barquera, 50 metres from Playa de Merón: apartments for 6 (one bedroom with a bunk bed and two single beds, sofa bed in the lounge) and four open-plan lofts for 6. The surf camp includes daily surf or SUP lessons (2 or 4 hours a day) with an instructor, a softboard and a Rip Curl wetsuit, insurance and a farewell party with diploma; meals are a choice of room only, breakfast, half board or full board, served at partner restaurants.
19. Loredo Surf House
from €30 per night
Surf house in the village of Loredo, under 5 minutes' walk from the beach and opposite a skatepark, with double, triple and family rooms (private or shared bathroom) and shared rooms with 3 bunk beds; guests cook their own meals in a shared kitchen, and there is a garden with a wave lookout. The operator's surf school has a base at the house and its courses can be combined with the stay: 2-hour classes on Somo and Loredo beaches for all levels, with qualified instructors and at most 8 students per instructor.
20. Latas Surf Lodge
from €30 per night
Surf lodge in the village of Loredo, a 10-minute walk from the beach, aimed at couples and groups looking for a quieter stay. Its double, triple and quadruple rooms all have a private bathroom, a buffet breakfast is included, and there is a surf bar with a large terrace and private parking. Courses from the operator's own surf school can be combined with the stay: 2-hour classes on Somo and Loredo beaches for all levels, with qualified instructors and at most 8 students per instructor.
21. Ajo Natura Surf Camp
Surf camp in Ajo on a private 18,000 m² site 100 metres from Cuberris beach, with rooms of different sizes (solo guests are placed by sex and age), a dining room, a lounge and sports pitches. It runs only in summer, Saturday to Saturday, and the adult weeks (18+, minors only with their parents) are in August. The adult camp includes 7 nights with full board, 24 hours of surf lessons (2 hours morning and afternoon) with at most 6 students per instructor, all equipment, surf theory and insurance.
Common questions
How many surf camps are there in Cantabria?
findsurfcamp.com compares 21 surf camps in Cantabria: Oyambre (9), Somo (5), Berria (Santoña) (3), Suances (3), Ajo (1).
What does a surf week cost in Cantabria?
From €270 to €1,175 per person, median €488, across the 11 of 21 camps that publish a week with surf lessons included (each camp’s lowest). Prices read on each camp's own site in October 2026.
When are there waves for first lessons in Cantabria?
Oyambre: Almost every day, all year. Somo: Almost every day: Mar–Dec. Most days: Jan–Feb. Berria (Santoña): Almost every day: Mar–Dec. Most days: Jan–Feb. Estimated at the beaches from 1995-2025 swell data.
How warm is the water in Cantabria?
In Oyambre the sea ranges from 13°C (55°F) in Mar to 22°C (71°F) in Aug: monthly medians of the sea surface temperature, 2015-2025.
Which airport is closest to Cantabria?
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) is the nearest airport for every camp here, about 25-60 minutes by car.