Zarautz

Basque Country · 🇪🇸 Spain

A golden surf strand fronting a promenade of pintxo bars and board shops, the longest beach on the Basque coast.

Water at Zarautz (Basque Country, Spain) runs to about 22°C at the height of the season, and Year-round is the window to aim for. The beach flies the Blue Flag for water quality and safety.

Sea temperature

~22°C in the warm season

Water

Cool, clear Cantabrian blue

Sand

Golden sand

Swimming

Lively Atlantic swell; lifeguarded swimming zones

Surf

The Basque coast's longest beach-break and a surf-town institution

Best time to visit

Year-round

Setting

The Basque Country's longest beach along a lively surf-and-pintxo town

Beach type

Surf coast

Blue Flag

Yes

Region

Europe

Beaches near Zarautz

• 
  Playa de la Concha

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• 
  Hendaye Plage

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• 
  Playa de Laga

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• 
  Mundaka

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• 
  Plage de la Cote des Basques

  Biarritz, France · 53 km
• 
  Grande Plage

  Biarritz, France · 54 km

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• 
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• 
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• 
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• 
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• 
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Explore more

• Beaches in the Basque Country
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Photo: Giorgio Galeotti (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source