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Bakio surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bakio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bakio sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bakio today?
The current surf forecast for Bakio at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bakio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 1915 | 1929 | 1641 | 1226 | 984 | 892 | 933 | 1416 | 1809 | 3512 | 4013 | 7987 | 10104 | 10184 | 9160 | 8212 | 7506 | 7048 | 6007 | 4643 | 3976 | 3499 | 2491 | 2119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17AM 3.21 | 9:59PM 2.82 | 10:21AM 3.02 | 11:05PM 2.75 | 11:27AM 2.91 | 12:10AM 2.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34PM 0.80 | 3:50AM 1.02 | 4:38PM 0.94 | 4:57AM 1.11 | 5:40PM 1.00 | 6:04AM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
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