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Menakoz surf break

Menakoz surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CEST
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Menakoz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Menakoz sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Menakoz today?

The current surf forecast for Menakoz at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)99991413131212151514131312121414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)996564594645645772136136224299290260220297395384347249202170118
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
0
W
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
3.82
7:58AM
3.58
8:17PM
3.61
8:53AM
3.27
9:16PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.14
1:39AM
0.11
1:59PM
0.40
2:32AM
0.36
2:53PM
0.70
3:35AM
0.65
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------9:01----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---233------2-----------
Temp. °C171918151514141518212220161616151717161513121212
Feels °C (?)181918161614141417192020161614111313131312111111
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