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Barinatxe - La Salvaje surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barinatxe - La Salvaje sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barinatxe - La Salvaje today?
The current surf forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje at 8PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Barinatxe - La Salvaje. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2100 | 3657 | 4013 | 8414 | 9737 | 9827 | 8827 | 7902 | 7212 | 6485 | 5432 | 4242 | 3792 | 3330 | 2326 | 1972 | 1836 | 1398 | 1200 | 1083 | 1083 | 1319 | 1363 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 3.04 | 11:07PM 2.76 | 11:29AM 2.93 | 12:11AM 2.79 | 12:32PM 2.89 | 1:08AM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40PM 0.94 | 4:59AM 1.12 | 5:42PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:39PM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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