Playa de Premia

📍 Local Knowledge

Playa de Premia in Catalunia is a sheltered beach break that offers reasonably consistent surf, with winter providing the best conditions of the year. The best sessions occur when an east windswell—as the fetch is too short for groundswells to develop—combines with an offshore wind direction from the northwest, though the waves can remain manageable even in light onshore winds. The beach break provides both left and right-hand waves that are surfable at all stages of the tide. While it can sometimes get crowded when the conditions are right, surfers should remain cautious of the strong rips that are common at this location.