43° 23.0′ N003° 13.0′ W

Fishing and commercial port·Castro Urdiales · Cantabria

Puerto pesquero y de refugio de Castro Urdiales

43° 23.0′ N 003° 13.0′ WUpdated on 27 September 2026

Call the harbour

VHF channel: —
Entrance depth: —
Max. depth: 12 m
Max. length: —
Berths: —
Tidal range: —

Notices to mariners

3.2 m tides today: the depth changes a lot during the day, so check the time of low water before entering.Source: IHM tide predictions

The harbour

In a few words

Fishing and commercial port in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria.

Does your boat fit?

You get in with 10 m of water under the keel.

Fits

Your boat: 11.4 m · 2.0 m, with 0.5 m of clearanceDepths from the sources, at low water

Access and approach

Arriving by sea

Inside there is up to 12 m of depth. At night the entrance is marked by a red light, Fl(3)R 9s, at the end of the SW jetty and a green light, Fl(3)G 9s, at the end of the N jetty. Today the tide rises and falls 3.2 m at Bilbao, the nearest reference port.

Nautical charts4A, 394, 394A IHM · SHOM: 7657 · BA Charts BA1102-BA1137 · INRAY C42

List of Lights

Lights on the approach

Dársena pesquera · Espigón SW. Extremo
Fl(3)R 9s 8m 2M
< 0.1 NMNo. 00995
Dársena pesquera · Espigón N. Extremo
Fl(3)G 9s 8m 3M
< 0.1 NMNo. 00990
Castillo de Santa Ana. Torreón SE
Fl(4)W 24s 49m 20M
0.1 NM NENo. 00970
Contradique. Extremo
Fl(2)R 7s 10m 5M
0.4 NM SENo. 00985
Rompeolas Norte. Extremo
FlG 3s 14m 6M
0.4 NM ESENo. 00980

© Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina. From the Libro de Faros y Señales Marítimas (Spanish List of Lights), data as of 27 September 2026: the lights within 0.6 nautical miles of the harbour's position, without special marks. Light names are as in the Spanish original. Not valid for navigation.

Technical data and berths

Berths and depths

Depth inside: up to 12 m
At the berth: Water

Services and facilities

What's ashore

Drinking water

Boatyard and technical area

Hauling out the boat

Travel-lift or gantry: Yes

Fuel

Sources for this page

© OpenStreetMap contributors, data as of 26 September 2026
© Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina: lights and tides
Weather and sea: Open-Meteo · Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Data without a cited source is still to be checked. Before entering, check the charts, the notices to mariners and the harbour itself on VHF. All sources →

Radio and contact

Phone+34 942 861 192
AddressPuerto de Castro Urdiales, El Puerto s/n, 39700 Castro Urdiales

Now at the harbour

22:15 h · Open-Meteo

5knots

From S · F2 light breeze

Gusts 13 kn

Waves: 0.6 m; 10 s · NW
Water: 22 °C
Air: 29 °C

Overcast

Wind, next 24 hmax. 7 kn

22:0010:0021:00

Tides today

At Bilbao, 6.5 NM away

Low water
01:410.9 m
High water
07:554.1 m
Low water
14:090.9 m
High water
20:263.9 m

0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h

Tomorrow: low water 02:28 · high water 08:44 · low water 15:04 · high water 21:25

Location

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