Playa de Espasante surf break

Playa de Espasante surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Espasante surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Espasante sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Espasante today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Espasante at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
0.6
NW
15
1
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
2.1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
601
523
449
354
302
281
238
238
182
169
160
188
410
780
1584
1514
1352
1290
1131
1007
913
675
488
990
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
0
W
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
ENE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27AM3.54m
4:52PM3.60m
5:15AM3.60m
5:37PM3.68m
6:03AM3.57m
6:24PM3.68m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.04m
11:00PM0.00m
11:21AM0.01m
11:47PM-0.06m
12:07PM0.07m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:51
9:52
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
14
15
14
14
15
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
13
10
11
12
13
9
8
8
9
10
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.4
NW
14
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
2.1
WNW
11
Energy kJ
601
523
449
354
302
281
238
238
182
169
160
160
136
780
1584
1514
1352
1290
1131
1007
913
675
488
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
NW
15
1
NW
15
1.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
10
9
21
20
45
44
57
188
410
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NW
16
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
9
4
91
96
123
63
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1.4
W
7
Energy kJ
47
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
0
5
5
47
94
24
0
0
0
28
0
46
158
89
0
0
0
0
5
46
46
14
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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