El Huerto surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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El Huerto surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Huerto sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Huerto today?

The current surf forecast for El Huerto at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
551
481
408
371
309
252
206
171
129
125
122
128
119
360
459
715
1069
1120
990
944
748
661
593
519
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:33AM3.78m
4:56PM3.83m
5:20AM3.85m
5:41PM3.92m
6:09AM3.82m
6:28PM3.92m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.05m
11:03PM-0.01m
11:25AM0.02m
11:51PM-0.08m
12:11PM0.08m
00:40AM-0.04m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:36
9:37
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
5
6
8
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
12
13
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
551
481
408
371
309
252
206
171
129
125
122
128
110
107
459
715
1069
1120
990
944
748
661
593
519
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
10
1
NNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
226
226
168
115
123
10
9
8
19
28
67
119
360
91
94
54
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
18
0.2
NNW
17
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
N
7
0.5
NW
11
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
10
9
8
13
29
27
38
17
59
10
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
50
50
50
136
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
22
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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