Playa de Gros surf break

Playa de Gros surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
42
41
29
52
54
31
29
19
49
68
77
80
127
193
357
580
719
828
916
1152
1316
1610
1188
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:52PM3.29m
2:10AM3.55m
2:43PM3.56m
3:01AM3.78m
3:29PM3.82m
3:48AM3.98m
Low Tide
7:56PM1.23m
8:28AM0.96m
8:48PM0.96m
9:15AM0.72m
9:36PM0.69m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
10
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
13
14
13
11
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
8
6
6
6
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
52
42
41
17
52
54
31
29
19
17
24
23
18
5
5
2
20
48
199
278
223
181
137
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
11
11
11
7
7
7
2
2
2
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Energy kJ
29
1
2
18
49
68
77
80
127
193
357
580
719
828
916
1152
1316
1610
1188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
8
55
55
163
281
163
163
272
305
441
604
187
272
332
115
281
309
430
409
346
267
225
14
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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