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Arenal de Moris
also known as Playa Arenal de Moris, Arenal de Morís, Playa Arenal de Morís, Playa de Caravia/Arenal de Morís
Nearby Playa de La Espasa 3 km · Playa de Rodiles 18 km · Playa de San Lorenzo 40 km · straight-line distance
When it fills in
No onset time is published for this spot.
The wind
Direction
Character
synoptic
Thermal or synoptic
synoptic Atlantic setups
Strength
Direction to shore
The cove opens to the Cantabrian. The winds that come off the land here are the NE, E and SE that surfers want for clean faces, which leaves the kiteable W and NW arriving cross-shore to cross-onshore with the swell behind them. That is exactly what makes the spot exposed.Indicative: derived from how the coast lies and from which quadrant blows offshore, not from an angle read on the sand.
Forecast
Month by month
- Jan28
- Feb34
- Mar30
- Apr31
- May23
- Jun10
- Jul14
- Aug18
- Sep29
- Oct23
- Nov42
- Dec27
per cent of the month at force 4 or more
- 9Jan15°
- 10Feb14°
- 10Mar14°
- 10Apr15°
- 9May16°
- 8Jun18°
- 9Jul21°
- 9Aug21°
- 9Sep20°
- 9Oct19°
- 10Nov17°
- 9Dec15°
avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted
| Month | Force 4+ | Knots | From | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28% | 9.1 kt | SSW | 9.1°C | 14.5°C |
| Feb | 34% | 10 kt | WSW | 9.5°C | 13.7°C |
| Mar | 30% | 9.6 kt | W | 11.2°C | 13.8°C |
| Apr | 31% | 9.6 kt | E | 12.2°C | 14.5°C |
| May | 23% | 9 kt | E | 14.4°C | 15.8°C |
| Jun | 10% | 8.2 kt | ENE | 17.5°C | 18.4°C |
| Jul | 14% | 8.5 kt | E | 19.5°C | 21°C |
| Aug | 18% | 9 kt | E | 20.1°C | 21.4°C |
| Sep | 29% | 9.1 kt | W | 18.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Oct | 23% | 8.9 kt | ESE | 17.1°C | 18.6°C |
| Nov | 42% | 10.2 kt | W | 13.3°C | 16.7°C |
| Dec | 27% | 8.8 kt | SSW | 10.7°C | 15.1°C |
modelled
A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.
Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.
ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024
The water
Type
ocean
Tides
Full Atlantic tide with four changes a day. Measured up the coast at Ribadesella rather than in the cove, an average-coefficient day moves about 2.5 m between high and low, and the recorded extremes span roughly 4.7 m. Low water uncovers far more sand than high water leaves you.The break itself holds shape at low, mid and high tide.
Temperature
19.3°C summer · 13.2°C winter
Wetsuit
Wetsuit normally used; Caravia average sea temperature is about 19 C in summer and 13 C in winter.
Your level
The scene
What riders come here for
Launch and rules
three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you
With a school or a boat
1 school names this spot
On your own
Room to launch: medium
Somewhere else
Playa de La Espasa, 3 km
Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.
Rescue
Launch
Shell-shaped cove of fine tan sand about 800 m long, with vehicle access, paid parking, toilets, showers, foot-washing points, a picnic area, accessible ramps and a campsite behind. A stream reaches the sea at the beach, and rounded rocks cover parts of the sand and get in the way of accessible routes.It is a windy beach with medium waves and a medium hazard rating.
Space
medium
Rules & access
Access rules drift faster than anything else we hold — check locally, and propose an edit if this has changed.
Rider tips
- Treat Arenal de Moris as a wave spot, not a lesson beach.
- Talk to the lifeguards before launching between 27 June and 31 August; no kite channel has been published.
- Check La Espasa first when the NE is moderate and Arenal looks too exposed.
- Do not borrow the surf report's wind directions. Stand on the sand and read the shore angle yourself.
- Leave the campervan out of the beach parking; overnighting there is prohibited.
- Look at the tide before you commit. An ordinary day moves about 2.5 m here and the cove is a different beach at low water than at high.
- Leave the dog at home between 1 June and 30 September; animals are banned from the sand in those months.
Getting there
Airport
Asturias Airport (OVD)
Route
Take the A-8 corridor to Caravia. For the campsite, exit 330 and the N-632 toward Colunga, signed near the village.
Transfer
75 min
Cost level
medium
Staying
Camping Arenal de Moris sits close to the beach, with rural hotels and apartments around Caravia and Colunga. Campervan overnighting in beach parking areas is restricted by local parking rules.
No-wind days
Surfing, coastal walk toward La Espasa/La Griega, rock fishing, spearfishing, the Fitu viewpoint and nearby villages on the eastern Asturias coast.
Photos
FAQ
Is Arenal de Moris suitable for beginners?
No, it is classified as an advanced, exposed wave spot, and no local kite school or beginner supervision was verified at the beach.
What is the wind like at Arenal de Moris?
Kite listings describe W to NW Atlantic wind conditions, with autumn and winter reported as the most consistent surf seasons.
What are the water conditions at Arenal de Moris?
It is an exposed 800 m sandy cove with direct Cantabrian swell, shifting sandbanks and a medium-risk rating from the local council.
Are there rules at Arenal de Moris?
A municipal lifeguard service runs daily from June 27 to August 31, 2026, and campervans are barred from overnighting in the beach parking areas, but no kite-specific rule was verified.
Last updated: August 2026