Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Gaztetape surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WNW swell with 103 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Gaztetape this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Gaztetape over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Gaztetape in the next 16 days are 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Gaztetape over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.
Honestly, Playa de Gaztetape is in a bit of a flat spell to kick things off. For the first week and a half, there’s not much to get excited about. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.7ft to 3ft, and the wave energy is weak – you’re looking at values like 14 to 108 (combined energy of all swells directed here). The wind is often cross-onshore or onshore, which isn’t helping. The water is a whopping 77°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a real standout for the area.
We finally see a bit of a pulse around the 19th of July. The Sunday morning has a light cross-onshore wind with swell building to 3ft from the WNW, period 8 seconds, and energy up to 115. It’s still described as poor surf conditions, but it’s the first bit of life. By Sunday afternoon, the swell pushes to 4ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, energy at 160, but the wind is onshore and stronger. Still not the clean stuff.
The real standout comes on the 22nd of July, Wednesday morning. Swell hits 5ft from the NW, period 7 seconds, and the energy jumps to 324 – that’s moderate energy, finally. The wind is cross-onshore from the NNW at 10 km/h, and the report calls it “marginal” but it’s the best we’ve seen. That’s your best bet in the whole window. After that, the 24th of July Friday morning has a bigger 6ft NW swell, period 8 seconds, energy at 467, but with light rain and cross-onshore wind. It’s big enough that beginners might be in over their heads, and the wind isn’t clean.
So, for the whole 16 days, the only window that really stands out is the 22nd of July morning. The rest is mostly flat, poor, or choppy. A long blank run for this spot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 |
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 kJ | 64 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 103 | 57 | 59 | 82 | 60 | 54 | 42 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:10PM2.96m | 00:41AM3.06m | 1:21PM3.05m | 1:56AM3.13m | 2:31PM3.23m | 3:06AM3.29m | 3:34PM3.47m | 4:08AM3.47m | 4:30PM3.72m | 5:03AM3.63m | 5:22PM3.93m | 5:54AM3.72m | 6:12PM4.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.93m | 6:59AM0.84m | 7:34PM0.82m | 8:08AM0.75m | 8:42PM0.62m | 9:11AM0.59m | 9:45PM0.38m | 10:08AM0.41m | 10:41PM0.15m | 11:00AM0.24m | 11:33PM-0.02m | 11:49AM0.13m | 00:22AM-0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 103 | 57 | 45 | 82 | 60 | 54 | 37 | 54 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 5 | N 4 | — | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 14 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 59 | 17 | 6 | — | 4 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | W 14 | W 13 | NW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 42 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 172 | 41 | 534 | 4 | 386 | 445 | 447 | 445 | 563 | 490 |
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