El Brusco surf break

El Brusco surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CEST
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El Brusco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Brusco sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Brusco today?

The current surf forecast for El Brusco at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at El Brusco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
361
268
205
172
169
166
143
138
123
137
109
105
76
64
66
66
62
59
59
72
76
76
69
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
WSW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
0
NNE
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM3.28m
9:12PM3.50m
9:55AM3.06m
10:18PM3.31m
11:05AM2.91m
11:30PM3.18m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.62m
3:31AM0.53m
3:47PM0.82m
4:39AM0.71m
4:57PM0.96m
5:50AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:37
9:38
9:39
Temp °C
23
26
27
28
17
19
19
22
29
33
30
31
17
18
18
19
21
21
21
19
17
18
18
20
22
25
25
27
15
18
19
21
28
30
28
29
14
16
18
19
21
21
21
20
17
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
455
361
268
205
172
169
166
143
138
123
137
109
105
76
64
19
9
62
59
59
72
76
76
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
9
9
6
2
2
1
1
9
6
3
66
66
9
7
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
9
1
1
5
8
19
22
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
7
0
0
0
0
17
0
21
55
12
2
2
63
64
64
12
16
12
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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