Playa de Gros surf break

Playa de Gros surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Gros surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Gros sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Gros today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Gros at 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a 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)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat 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)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
15
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
457
380
299
250
196
169
145
123
142
131
125
314
407
661
769
966
1112
992
895
734
722
594
497
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
N
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
10
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57PM4.21m
5:21AM4.17m
5:42PM4.28m
6:08AM4.13m
6:28PM4.27m
6:58AM4.00m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.40m
11:07PM0.32m
11:27AM0.36m
11:54PM0.27m
12:12PM0.42m
00:42AM0.32m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:27
9:28
9:29
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
12
11
10
11
16
16
15
14
12
11
10
11
15
18
18
16
14
13
13
15
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
9
14
13
13
12
11
10
8
10
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
NW
13
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
380
299
250
196
169
145
123
46
131
125
121
407
661
769
966
1112
992
895
734
722
594
497
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
5
10
9
21
20
11
66
119
314
105
91
75
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
13
44
38
59
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
595
457
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
14
14
14
23
0
0
0
0
14
23
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
55
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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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