Punta Galea Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Pais Vasco, Spain)
Punta Galea Spot ID
Type: point/jetty
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind SSE
Sea Temperature Today is: 11.5 °C
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Period (s) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Punta Galea in Pais Vasco is a fairly exposed point/jetty break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks,polluiton.
Tide Times:
For Bilbao, Spain, 3 km from Punta Galea.
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Punta Galea Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Bilbao Sondica Airport, 10 km from Punta Galea.
light winds from the ESE![]() km/h | ![]() no report | Air temperature 13.2 °C |
Overall Punta Galea Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February



This chart illustrates the range of swells directed at Punta Galea through a typical Fe... (show all text)

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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Punta Galea surf consistency graph.
Also see Punta Galea surf quality by season and Punta Galea surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Pais Vasco surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Galea
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Galea:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
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Wave buoys nearest to Punta Galea:
- Closest wave buoy160 mi
- Second closest wave buoy336 mi
- Third closest wave buoy390 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy401 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy452 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Punta Galea:
- Closest ski areaLunada (Spain)35 mi
- Second closest ski areaAlto Campoo (Spain)72 mi
- Third closest ski areaValdezcaray (Spain)76 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaPicos De Europa (Spain)100 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaRoncalia (Spain)108 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Punta Galea:
- Closest city locationGetxo (Spain)1 mi
- Second closest city locationAlgorta (Spain)1 mi
- Third closest city locationLeioa (Spain)2 mi
- Fourth closest city locationPortugalete (Spain)2 mi
- Fifth closest city locationSanturtzi (Spain)2 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Punta Galea is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Punta Galea is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 58 km (36 miles) away.
- Third is Santander Airport (SDR) in Spain, 65 km (40 miles) away.
- San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain is 100 km (62 miles) away.
- Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Galea and is 122 km (76 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Punta Galea, Pais Vasco. Use the tab navigation above to view Punta Galea sea temperature, Punta Galea photographs, Punta Galea detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Punta Galea webcams, current wind from Pais Vasco live weather stations and Punta Galea tide predictions. The Spain (Europe) swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Spain (Europe) and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Spain (Europe) wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Punta Galea.