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🇪🇸 Cabopino

/CABOPINO · MARBELLA/ · BEGINNER-INTERMEDIATE · SANDY BEACH BREAK
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Best window today
07:00–11:00
Before onshore builds
Crowds
Moderate · 8–12 out
Wetsuit
3/2mm
Spring suit · 17°C water
Parking
Free
Dirt lot · fills by 09:00
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Cabopino · Marbella · Costa del Sol · Málaga

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/CABOPINO/
36.4847°N · 4.7437°W

Getting there

From Marbella centre · 12 km · 15 min
Airport Málaga-Costa del Sol (AGP) · 35 km · 35 min
Note Part of Marbella's protected Dunas de Artola Natural Area — a sandy beach break with the best banks forming between the breakwater and the Cabopino marina.

Parking

Cost Free/cheap
Surface Marina and beach car parks · fills in summer
Fills by Popular Costa del Sol beach · winter for real swell
Walk to water ~3 min
Facilities Cabopino marina on-site, full services

Hazards

SANDBAR Sandy bottom, best waves form specifically between the breakwater and the marina — check that stretch first.
WINTER POWER Westerly winds can build this up to 3m in winter — a genuinely punchy break outside the calmer summer season.
MID-TIDE BEST Works best around mid-tide — check tide times before heading out.
PROTECTED DUNES Sits within a protected natural monument (Dunas de Artola) — respect the dune ecosystem around the beach.

Local knowledge

Best tide Mid tide
Peak season Winter · W wind swell, up to 3m in the right conditions
Swell key SW swell · W wind · Punchy sandy beach break between breakwater and marina
Level Beginner-intermediate · Sandy · Powerful in winter, more forgiving in summer
Dawn patrol Costa del Sol's most well-known surf beach — active surf school scene makes it an easy first-timer stop.

Wetsuit guide

Water temperature · Cabopino
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JAN
4/3
16°
FEB
3/2
15°
MAR
3/2
16°
APR
3/2
17°
MAY
SHORT
19°
JUN
SHORT
22°
JUL
SHORT
25°
AUG
BOARD
27°
SEP
BOARD
26°
OCT
SHORT
23°
NOV
3/2
20°
DEC
4/3
17°
■ 4/3mm full suit ■ 3/2mm spring suit ■ Shorty ■ Boardshorts
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Surf schools & rental

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Windsurf Marbella Beach

PLAYA DEL PINILLO · NEAR CABOPINO
Windsurf and paddle surf lessons and rental
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MK

Marbella Kite School

MARBELLA
10+ years of kitesurf lessons, all levels
marbellakiteschool.com →
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Reach surfers exactly when they're planning a session here.

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Surf shops nearby

Samoa Surf Shop
MARBELLA · 8 KM
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Food & coffee

Chiringuito Las Dunas
CABOPINO BEACH · ON-SITE · SINCE 1981
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Chiringuito La Lonja de Cabopino
CABOPINO HARBOR · ON-SITE
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A winter W wind swell building real size between the breakwater and the marina. Tell us the conditions — we'll email you when everything lines up.

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