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Playa de Area surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa de Area surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Area sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa de Area today?
The current surf forecast for Playa de Area at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | |
95 | 74 | 62 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 48 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 92 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:46AM2.78m | 8:03PM2.91m | 8:27AM2.61m | 8:47PM2.75m | 9:16AM2.45m | 9:43PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.84m | 2:21AM0.88m | 2:29PM1.00m | 3:10AM1.04m | 3:19PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | 9:40 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 95 | 74 | 62 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 48 | 25 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 69 | 71 | 47 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 37 | 34 | — | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 92 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 28 | 145 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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