Surf Camps in Galicia, Spain: 8 Compared (2026)
Compare 8 surf camps in Galicia, Spain: rated 4.9/5, 5-9ft swell. Learner waves: Mar-Oct. Ratings, surf conditions and season side by side.
Valdoviño Beach (1) · Praia de Razo (1)
Meals included at 5 of the 5 camps that state it (1 full board). Yoga offered at 6 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
Muxía · 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 | 22% | 23% | 29% | 44% | 54% | 50% | 49% | 46% | 50% | 38% | 29% | 23% |
| Advanced | 90% | 89% | 86% | 71% | 55% | 38% | 27% | 32% | 55% | 77% | 83% | 87% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): no data · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in May–Jun, Sep · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Sep–May
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Valdoviño · 2 camps
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Mar–Apr, Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 43% | 44% | 58% | 73% | 88% | 94% | 96% | 94% | 85% | 70% | 48% | 48% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 57% | 56% | 42% | 27% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 15% | 30% | 52% | 52% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 8% | 8% | 14% | 27% | 46% | 59% | 70% | 67% | 42% | 24% | 14% | 12% |
| Intermediate | 43% | 43% | 55% | 64% | 64% | 54% | 48% | 50% | 64% | 62% | 47% | 46% |
| Advanced | 91% | 90% | 84% | 68% | 48% | 32% | 23% | 27% | 53% | 72% | 83% | 86% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Jun–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Sep–Apr
The Langosteira II buoy, 43 km away, measures smaller waves than the model here: take these figures as a guide.
Caión · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Mar–Apr, Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 44% | 46% | 58% | 73% | 88% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 85% | 70% | 48% | 49% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 56% | 54% | 42% | 27% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 15% | 30% | 52% | 51% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 9% | 8% | 14% | 28% | 44% | 59% | 69% | 64% | 42% | 24% | 15% | 13% |
| Intermediate | 46% | 45% | 57% | 66% | 66% | 56% | 53% | 55% | 66% | 64% | 48% | 48% |
| Advanced | 90% | 90% | 85% | 69% | 49% | 34% | 25% | 29% | 54% | 72% | 84% | 86% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Jun–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Sep–Apr
Checked against the Langosteira II buoy, 6 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 10 points a month on average.
Corrubedo · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: Apr–Sep. Most days: Oct–Mar.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 65% | 67% | 78% | 87% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 97% | 96% | 84% | 77% | 69% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 35% | 33% | 22% | 13% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 16% | 23% | 31% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 23% | 27% | 36% | 51% | 71% | 78% | 88% | 84% | 71% | 50% | 38% | 30% |
| Intermediate | 58% | 56% | 63% | 64% | 59% | 45% | 36% | 38% | 59% | 65% | 62% | 58% |
| Advanced | 85% | 81% | 76% | 57% | 37% | 23% | 14% | 20% | 40% | 65% | 75% | 81% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Apr–Oct · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Sep–May · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
Razo · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Mar–Apr, Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 44% | 46% | 58% | 73% | 88% | 94% | 96% | 95% | 85% | 70% | 48% | 49% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 56% | 54% | 42% | 27% | 12% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 15% | 30% | 52% | 51% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 9% | 8% | 14% | 28% | 44% | 59% | 69% | 64% | 42% | 24% | 15% | 13% |
| Intermediate | 46% | 45% | 57% | 66% | 66% | 56% | 53% | 55% | 66% | 64% | 48% | 48% |
| Advanced | 90% | 90% | 85% | 69% | 49% | 34% | 25% | 29% | 54% | 72% | 84% | 86% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in Jun–Aug · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Oct · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Sep–Apr
Checked against the Villano-Sisargas buoy, 47 km away, over 2022-2025: the days for first lessons differ by 9 points a month on average.
Xuño · 1 camp
First lessons (whitewater near the shore): Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Feb–Apr, Oct–Dec. Waves often too big: Jan.
| % of days | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First lessons | 48% | 52% | 64% | 77% | 92% | 96% | 98% | 95% | 91% | 74% | 58% | 54% |
| Too small | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Too big | 52% | 48% | 36% | 23% | 8% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 26% | 42% | 46% |
| Beginner (green waves) | 13% | 14% | 20% | 35% | 55% | 69% | 79% | 73% | 53% | 31% | 22% | 19% |
| Intermediate | 45% | 47% | 57% | 63% | 63% | 51% | 39% | 40% | 60% | 61% | 51% | 50% |
| Advanced | 86% | 84% | 80% | 63% | 42% | 26% | 16% | 21% | 43% | 69% | 77% | 83% |
Beginner (green waves) (knee to chest high): most days in May–Sep · Intermediate (chest high to just overhead): most days in Mar–Jun, Sep–Dec · Advanced (head high and up): most days in Oct–Apr
Model estimate: no suitable buoy within 50 km to check it against.
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 Galicia
From €489 to €925 per person, median €490, across the 3 of 8 camps that publish a week with surf lessons included (each camp’s lowest).
Lowest published surf weeks
- Camino Surfcamp Galicia · from €489 (7 nights · shared room · 5 days of surf lessons (20 h) · board and wetsuit)
- Laola Galicia · from €490 (7 nights · dorm bed · half board · 5 surf lessons)
- Surf House As Furnas · from €925 (7 nights · shared room · breakfast · 6 days of 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. Camino Surfcamp Galicia
Surf camp on a small campsite in Valdoviño, 300 m from the beach, with a pool and a common area with a fireplace. Guests sleep in two-person Bedouin-style glamping tents with two beds on a wooden floor, or in shared apartments with a kitchen. The weekly package combines one week in a tent or shared apartment with a 5-day, 20-hour surf course for beginners, intermediates or advanced surfers, taught in English, with board, wetsuit, video analysis and spot transfers when needed. Meals are extra; open from May to October.
2. Laola Galicia
★ 4.9/5 (70 reviews) · Valdoviño Beach
A house at Valdoviño Beach in Galicia, Laola's camp on Spain's uncrowded north-west corner. Breakfast and lunch are included.
Yoga
3. Surf House As Furnas
Adults-only surf house in the village of Xuño, an hour from Santiago de Compostela, with eight double rooms, six of them with a private bathroom, a pool and a garden. The Classic Pack covers 7 nights in a double room with bathroom, 7 breakfasts and 6 days of surf lessons with equipment, in small groups for all levels: at least 2 hours a day, at most six surfers per instructor, one theory session and two video analyses a week. Dinner, surfskate, yoga and massages can be added.
4. Art Surf Camp
★ 4.8/5 (284 reviews) · Praia de Razo
A beachfront hostel on Razo beach, on Galicia's Costa da Morte, with 61 beds in rooms for 6, 8 or 10, each with its own shower and toilet, and the surf school on the sand outside. Adult weeks, for over-18s, are full board and run from June to mid-September.
All meals
5. Caión Surf House
Surf house on the coast of A Laracha in Caión, less than 50 m from the beach, with four themed rooms with bunk beds or a double bed, a garden for outdoor cinema and concerts, a mini skate ramp and a climbing wall. A stay includes breakfast, a daily 2-hour surf lesson for all levels at whichever beach suits the day's conditions, and board and wetsuit all day, with a minimum of 2 nights; adult surf camps add dinner (half board), surfskate, yoga and excursions.
6. Galicia Surf Camp
Adult surf camp in the fishing village of Corrubedo, a 5-minute walk from Ladeira, its main surf beach. Guests stay in the Grip Surf House, facing the sea, in shared rooms for up to 4 (separate for men and women), or in the Corrubedo Beach Lodge, in single, double and triple rooms with private bathrooms. The packs include breakfast, 2-hour surf lessons every day (over 17 hours a week) at up to 3 beaches with all equipment, also for free surfing, yoga, guided hikes and use of SUPs and kayaks. Open from April to October, arriving on any day.
7. Aldea Surf Camp
Surf camp in a restored farm in the hamlet of Talón, a 10-minute walk through woodland from Praia de Nemiña: two stone houses with a covered outdoor pool, shared rooms with bunk beds for 4, 6 or 7 and two private double rooms for adult camps. The adult Full Pack covers 5 nights with breakfast, lunch and dinner, 5 two-hour surf lessons for all levels with equipment for the whole stay, video correction, 3 yoga classes, a surfskate class and a hike. Adult weeks run at Easter and in August and September; the house also runs children's camps.
8. Tipiti Surf House
House in a farming hamlet in Nemiña, a 10-minute walk from the beach, run by the Tipiti surf school; it sleeps 8 and is rented whole or by the room all year. The Tipiti Surf Camp weeks in July (6 days, 5 nights) include the stay, 5 surf lessons with board and wetsuit, or 5 days of equipment rental for experienced surfers, 3 guided sessions in which the instructors surf alongside you, a barbecue night and a sunset dinner. Full board and airport pick-up from Santiago or A Coruña are extras.
Common questions
How many surf camps are there in Galicia?
findsurfcamp.com compares 8 surf camps in Galicia: Muxía (2), Valdoviño (2), Caión (1), Corrubedo (1), Razo (1), Xuño (1).
What does a surf week cost in Galicia?
From €489 to €925 per person, median €490, across the 3 of 8 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 Galicia?
Valdoviño: Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Mar–Apr, Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb. Caión: Almost every day: May–Sep. Most days: Mar–Apr, Oct. Waves often too big: Nov–Feb. Corrubedo: Almost every day: Apr–Sep. Most days: Oct–Mar. Estimated at the beaches from 1995-2025 swell data.
How warm is the water in Galicia?
In Muxía the sea ranges from 13°C (56°F) in Mar to 16°C (62°F) in Aug: monthly medians of the sea surface temperature, 2015-2025.
Which airport is closest to Galicia?
A Coruña Airport (LCG) is the nearest airport for 6 of the 8 camps here, about 35-95 minutes by car.