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Orrua surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Orrua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Orrua sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Orrua today?
The current surf forecast for Orrua at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Orrua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1289 | 1180 | 1162 | 2151 | 2198 | 2212 | 1969 | 1487 | 1110 | 996 | 760 | 1653 | 1822 | 2465 | 4140 | 3470 | 10994 | 11590 | 11010 | 9829 | 8947 | 8483 | 7024 | 5469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 2.98 | 9:17AM 3.22 | 9:59PM 2.83 | 10:21AM 3.04 | 11:06PM 2.76 | 11:28AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 0.86 | 3:34PM 0.81 | 3:50AM 1.02 | 4:37PM 0.94 | 4:57AM 1.12 | 5:40PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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