Pena Roja Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Pena Roja Surf Guide

Pena Roja in Pais Vasco is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of crowds,polluiton.

Pena Roja Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pena Roja:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pena Roja occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pena Roja (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pena Roja with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in December while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Pena Roja surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pena Roja is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pena Roja is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Pena Roja Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 22:42 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

Tides at Pena Roja

Current tide and informaton

For Bermeo, 7 km from Pena Roja.

Next High Water: 09:21am | 2.66m

Next Low Water: 03:15am | 1.08m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pena Roja Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Pena Roja is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite