Playa de Barrika surf break

Playa de Barrika surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Barrika surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Barrika sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Barrika today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Barrika at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Playa de Barrika. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
145
135
130
96
94
76
78
78
76
71
69
71
76
94
73
68
67
65
47
46
45
43
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:55AM3.06m
10:18PM3.32m
11:05AM2.91m
11:30PM3.18m
12:18PM2.87m
00:40AM3.12m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.82m
4:38AM0.71m
4:56PM0.96m
5:50AM0.81m
6:09PM1.01m
6:57AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:37
9:38
Temp °C
28
33
33
32
20
18
18
18
21
24
23
22
18
17
17
19
24
28
29
28
26
25
24
23
27
31
30
30
17
16
18
18
21
23
22
22
18
17
17
19
24
26
28
27
27
24
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
160
145
135
130
96
94
76
30
14
76
71
69
71
76
94
73
68
67
65
47
46
7
43
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
12
0.6
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
72
12
3
1
78
78
9
6
2
1
1
3
6
45
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
17
Energy kJ
1
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
E
3
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
6
14
28
32
6
10
11
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
2
19
86
4
4
7
23
23
2
27
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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