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Orio surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Orio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orio sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orio today?
The current surf forecast for Orio at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4474 | 4181 | 3086 | 2457 | 2265 | 1811 | 1408 | 1288 | 1288 | 1524 | 1614 | 1590 | 1471 | 1264 | 1206 | 1093 | 1077 | 980 | 965 | 2518 | 2336 | 2336 | 2727 | 2843 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 2.79 | 12:31PM 2.90 | 1:07AM 2.88 | 1:27PM 2.93 | 1:55AM 2.99 | 2:15PM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 1.13 | 6:37PM 1.01 | 7:03AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.96 | 7:53AM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
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