Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf break

Barinatxe - La Salvaje surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

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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
16.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barinatxe - La Salvaje this week:

The surf forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (May 04) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Barinatxe - La Salvaje in the next 16 days are 0.9m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 09) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (May 08) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Mon 4th May)3ft (0.9m) 10s
Best Surf11PM (Fri 8th May)2ft (0.6m) 15s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 9th May)3ft (0.9m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.8
NNW
14
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
137
151
142
147
129
190
180
167
173
105
42
86
77
31
31
236
263
189
70
132
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
NW
5
SSW
10
E
10
NNE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
NNW
5
E
5
SSW
20
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM3.53m
6:43AM3.35m
6:56PM3.43m
7:17AM3.20m
7:30PM3.29m
7:53AM3.02m
8:08PM3.13m
8:33AM2.84m
8:53PM2.96m
9:23AM2.67m
9:48PM2.82m
10:27AM2.56m
10:56PM2.76m
11:44AM2.57m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.41m
12:45PM0.56m
1:08AM0.54m
1:20PM0.72m
1:46AM0.72m
1:57PM0.89m
2:28AM0.91m
2:39PM1.06m
3:16AM1.08m
3:29PM1.21m
4:17AM1.20m
4:33PM1.30m
5:28AM1.20m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
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9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
9:20
9:21
9:22
9:22
2
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
9
Temp °C
18
16
12
13
14
12
14
13
14
16
15
15
17
17
18
19
16
15
20
17
13
17
15
10
12
13
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
14
16
14
16
15
14
17
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.1
N
12
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.8
NNW
14
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
160
137
151
142
147
129
190
180
167
3
105
42
86
77
31
31
236
263
189
61
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
16
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
1
23
25
30
3
3
25
38
25
15
70
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.1
W
16
0.2
N
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
9
5
14
17
30
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
1
WNW
6
1.2
NW
8
0.5
NE
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
7
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
5
4
6
63
173
5
1
4
53
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
35
24
0
0
0
35
35
35
84
0
0
4
0
69
85
0
0
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
4
6
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The above surf forecast table for Barinatxe - La Salvaje provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Barinatxe - La Salvaje can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Barinatxe - La Salvaje) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Barinatxe - La Salvaje is 4 km (2 miles) from the city of Getxo. If you plan a holiday in Pais Vasco, look for hotels and other accommodation in Getxo. Getxo has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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