Playa de Arrietara Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Playa de Arrietara Surf Guide

Playa de Arrietara in Pais Vasco is a quite exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Beware of rips, rocks and pollution.

Playa de Arrietara Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	5	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Arrietara:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Arrietara 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 Playa de Arrietara (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Arrietara with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in January while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

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

blown out

42%

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

too small

23%

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

Explore Playa de Arrietara Location Map

Interactive Playa de Arrietara 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 Playa de Arrietara is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Arrietara is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Playa de Arrietara Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:18 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NNW
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

What does Playa de Arrietara look like?

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Tides at Playa de Arrietara

Current tide and informaton

For Sopelana, 2 km from Playa de Arrietara.

Next High Water: 08:33am | 2.84m

Next Low Water: 02:28am | 0.91m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa de Arrietara Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Playa de Arrietara is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.