Empuriabrava surfForecast / Catalunia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CEST
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Empuriabrava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Empuriabrava sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Empuriabrava today?

The current surf forecast for Empuriabrava at 5PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
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)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.1
S
6
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
S
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
SW
6
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
1
0
1
0
0
3
1
6
4
4
4
1
11
2
2
0
1
1
4
2
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
5
SE
5
NW
10
W
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
ESE
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
6:31PM0.14m
6:21AM0.21m
7:20PM0.17m
7:03AM0.20m
8:05PM0.20m
7:46AM0.20m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.05m
11:52PM0.07m
1:08PM0.04m
00:57AM0.07m
1:39PM0.02m
1:56AM0.07m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
1
5
7
1
1
1
3
2
3
5
3
2
1
5
Temp °C
18
19
19
15
14
15
14
13
17
19
18
17
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
16
16
19
15
13
11
9
8
12
17
16
15
15
15
11
9
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.4
N
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
N
5
Energy kJ
2
6
10
3
1
1
17
7
1
7
2
1
46
29
20
9
4
1
4
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
1
3
2
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
11
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
N
6
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
5
1
NNW
5
Energy kJ
16
15
3
22
88
121
89
53
6
4
46
31
67
171
3
5
11
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
Distance (km)
445
344
347
347
344
365
125
13
265
13
280
174
90
13
157
418
13
26
122
110
279
280
450
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Catalunia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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