Playa de Barrika surf break

Playa de Barrika surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 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
15.8° 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 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)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 Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.8
WNW
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
613
457
403
309
245
202
198
169
166
132
145
133
130
96
133
76
78
78
76
71
69
71
76
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
20
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
SSW
15
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
SW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
8:51AM3.29m
9:12PM3.51m
9:55AM3.06m
10:18PM3.32m
11:05AM2.91m
11:30PM3.18m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.30m
2:46PM0.61m
3:30AM0.52m
3:47PM0.82m
4:38AM0.71m
4:56PM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:37
Temp °C
15
17
24
28
31
30
20
18
19
21
28
33
33
31
27
19
18
19
22
24
25
23
20
20
15
16
24
27
30
29
18
17
19
21
27
31
30
29
29
17
18
20
22
24
25
23
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.4
ENE
4
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
Energy kJ
765
613
457
403
309
245
202
198
169
166
132
145
133
130
96
6
76
78
78
76
71
69
71
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
1
12
7
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
W
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
8
8
7
2
1
1
6
10
11
133
20
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
53
4
1
23
23
23
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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