Playa de Gerra surf break

Playa de Gerra surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Gerra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Gerra sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Gerra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Gerra at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
12
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
97
69
56
85
52
54
50
45
34
122
113
138
50
44
65
155
345
644
739
2185
1952
1936
1989
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM2.88m
2:07AM3.15m
2:42PM3.14m
2:57AM3.39m
3:28PM3.41m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.85m
7:53PM0.92m
8:25AM0.60m
8:43PM0.66m
9:11AM0.36m
9:31PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:32
9:34
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
13
2.5
NW
12
2.5
NNW
12
Energy kJ
123
97
69
56
85
52
54
50
45
34
122
5
6
50
36
44
155
345
644
357
1936
1989
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.5
NW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
Energy kJ
29
33
4
7
6
5
11
26
5
5
5
35
20
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
Energy kJ
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
13
2.5
NNW
12
Energy kJ
113
138
31
44
65
739
2185
1952
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
23
26
16
26
26
26
26
83
117
627
737
545
83
83
75
83
122
618
583
214
182
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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