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Playa de Arrietara surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa de Arrietara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Arrietara sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa de Arrietara today?
The current surf forecast for Playa de Arrietara at 9AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Arrietara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
341 | 400 | 659 | 696 | 1779 | 1618 | 1285 | 1137 | 940 | 765 | 613 | 457 | 403 | 309 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 82 | 140 | 135 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:54AM3.53m | 8:13PM3.70m | 8:51AM3.29m | 9:12PM3.51m | 9:55AM3.06m | 10:18PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.40m | 2:29AM0.30m | 2:46PM0.61m | 3:30AM0.52m | 3:47PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 341 | 400 | 659 | 696 | 1779 | 1618 | 1285 | 1137 | 940 | 765 | 613 | 457 | 403 | 309 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 82 | 140 | 135 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 47 | 133 | 453 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 60 | 71 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 3 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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