Playa de Gros surf break

Playa de Gros surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NW
7
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
68
52
42
41
29
60
54
42
54
36
59
77
86
89
132
219
397
559
678
848
1033
1169
1383
Wind (km/h)
0
S
0
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
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
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM3.29m
2:10AM3.55m
2:43PM3.56m
3:01AM3.78m
3:29PM3.82m
Low Tide
7:35AM1.20m
7:56PM1.23m
8:28AM0.96m
8:48PM0.96m
9:15AM0.72m
9:36PM0.69m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
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
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
13
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
7
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.1
NW
13
0.7
NNW
7
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
Energy kJ
61
68
52
42
41
17
60
7
42
5
19
17
24
23
18
19
5
9
48
199
230
223
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
21
11
11
11
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.3
W
3
0.8
NW
7
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Energy kJ
29
54
2
54
36
59
77
86
89
132
219
397
559
678
848
1033
1169
1383
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
55
55
163
163
163
163
272
305
441
576
378
272
272
115
272
309
430
409
403
323
240
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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