About Mundaka
Mundaka is a fishing village on the Basque coast of northern Spain, at the mouth of the Urdaibai estuary near Bermeo and Gernika. Its wave breaks over a sandbank formed where the river meets the sea and runs to the left as a surfer rides it towards the shore, and it is widely admired for its length and its shape. Because the bank is built by the river, the wave is said to change from year to year, and the estuary around it is protected as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. The best surf usually arrives in autumn and winter, most often from around October to March, when Atlantic swells reach the Bay of Biscay. Mundaka hosted an event on the professional world tour for about ten years, ending in the late 2000s. The wave is generally regarded as suited to experienced surfers, and the village itself is small and quiet.
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