Surfing in La Nucia

LA NUCIA will soon have Spain’s first wave pool for surfers that will put the town on the map. The pool will have 20 types of waves and will be a training facility which will attract thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. The project was announced at FITUR, the International Tourism Fair in Madrid, and has caused quite a stir at the world’s leading tourism event. It will be the country’s first surf park in Spain and a major tourist attraction.

The 70,000 square metre facilities will be built this year by Wavegarden and are expected to open in summer 2024. As well as a large lagoon, there will be a surf school and surf shop, restaurants, coworking areas, accommodation for athletes and a multifunctional building with a gym, fitness room, yoga room, etc. When fully operational, it is expected to receive 200,000 international visitors per year.

Surfing has been an Olympic sport since the Tokyo Games in 2020. The first surf park in Spain is a strategic project for local, provincial and regional tourism, sport and the economy and will be an important part of the ‘La Nucia, City of Sport’ project.