La Arena Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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La Arena Surf Guide

La Arena in Pais Vasco is a reasonably exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

La Arena Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing La Arena:

The best conditions reported for surf at La Arena occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf La Arena (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing La Arena with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in December while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore La Arena Location Map

Interactive La Arena surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

La Arena Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does La Arena look like?

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Credit: Hares

Tides at La Arena

Current tide and informaton

For Zierbena, 3 km from La Arena.

Next High Water: 07:29pm | 3.29m

Next Low Water: 01:19pm | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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La Arena Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.2 °C) at La Arena is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.