El Brusco surf break

El Brusco surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
15.7° 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 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
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
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1450
1179
976
796
699
537
403
361
268
179
172
169
166
163
110
126
137
109
105
76
75
78
66
62
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
20
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:13PM3.70m
8:51AM3.28m
9:12PM3.50m
9:55AM3.06m
10:18PM3.31m
11:05AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.31m
2:46PM0.62m
3:31AM0.53m
3:47PM0.82m
4:39AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
18
23
26
28
29
17
19
19
21
27
31
30
30
18
18
18
19
23
24
13
14
13
14
15
17
22
24
26
28
14
18
19
20
26
28
27
28
16
17
18
19
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.2
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
0.9
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1450
1179
976
796
699
537
403
361
268
179
172
169
166
163
110
126
137
109
105
76
75
78
66
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
9
13
4
4
2
2
1
10
3
10
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
9
11
7
4
9
2
2
1
3
8
12
17
12
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
4
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
7
7
0
0
0
17
32
0
7
2
2
2
17
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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