Playa de Gerra surf break

Playa de Gerra surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
1
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
316
316
252
206
154
129
125
138
113
151
305
393
579
984
1021
897
786
672
603
528
413
524
496
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:56PM3.82m
5:20AM3.84m
5:41PM3.91m
6:08AM3.81m
6:28PM3.90m
6:59AM3.68m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.05m
11:03PM-0.01m
11:25AM0.02m
11:51PM-0.08m
12:11PM0.07m
00:40AM-0.04m
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part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:37
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1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
13
16
17
17
9
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
11
14
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
380
316
316
252
206
154
129
125
138
113
110
91
393
579
984
1021
897
786
672
603
528
413
524
496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NW
16
0.6
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
9
8
18
17
66
151
305
91
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.2
NNW
16
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
12
27
25
38
11
58
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
73
117
26
2
2
2
2
2
26
48
75
2
2
2
0
0
0
26
23
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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