Playa de Gerra surf break

Playa de Gerra surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Gerra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Gerra at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
604
593
1470
1438
1255
1011
841
679
546
428
325
243
185
151
149
146
99
94
57
123
90
69
68
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
WNW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
30
WNW
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM3.47m
8:11PM3.65m
8:49AM3.23m
9:11PM3.46m
9:53AM3.01m
10:16PM3.27m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.09m
1:49PM0.39m
2:28AM0.30m
2:44PM0.61m
3:30AM0.52m
3:46PM0.80m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:39
9:40
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
25
28
29
22
20
20
19
20
26
30
29
28
19
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
24
27
28
19
20
20
19
20
26
29
28
29
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
404
604
593
1470
1438
1255
1011
841
679
546
428
325
243
185
151
149
146
99
94
38
123
90
69
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.4
NW
17
1
NW
14
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
13
75
368
2
10
6
6
9
14
23
23
18
10
7
5
57
4
9
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
8
14
14
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
104
104
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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