El Brusco surf break

El Brusco surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Brusco today?

The current surf forecast for El Brusco at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
10
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
86
54
51
29
34
33
22
37
35
32
25
36
42
63
95
175
352
587
823
808
2089
2020
1094
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:54PM2.92m
2:09AM3.19m
2:44PM3.18m
2:59AM3.43m
3:29PM3.45m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.87m
7:54PM0.94m
8:26AM0.61m
8:45PM0.67m
9:13AM0.37m
9:32PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
91
86
54
51
29
34
33
13
5
35
25
24
36
30
30
20
19
352
587
163
469
307
142
371
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.3
NNW
14
Energy kJ
19
19
26
17
16
6
12
11
6
3
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
4
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
22
37
32
25
35
42
63
95
175
823
808
2089
2020
1094
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
2
4
32
46
46
45
45
45
45
153
186
559
680
486
153
153
7
153
190
549
521
285
252
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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