Playa de Gros surf break

Playa de Gros surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Gros today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Gros at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
661
854
1204
1112
992
895
734
722
633
497
422
445
477
450
400
392
392
490
649
1852
1852
1722
1471
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:08AM4.13m
6:28PM4.27m
6:58AM4.00m
7:17PM4.16m
7:51AM3.81m
8:10PM3.99m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.27m
12:12PM0.42m
00:42AM0.32m
12:59PM0.56m
1:32AM0.46m
1:49PM0.77m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:29
9:30
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
21
21
19
18
16
15
14
14
18
22
22
20
19
10
10
11
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
21
19
18
18
16
14
13
13
17
21
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
Energy kJ
407
661
854
1204
1112
992
895
734
722
633
497
422
445
477
450
400
392
392
490
649
1852
1852
1722
1471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.7
WNW
16
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
105
91
75
65
5
4
4
8
31
109
232
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.1
W
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
64
7
19
76
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
55
24
55
0
0
0
0
0
55
24
8
0
0
0
0
16
24
44
8
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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