Playa de Laga Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Playa de Laga Surf Guide

Playa de Laga in Pais Vasco is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rips / crowds.

Playa de Laga Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	5	fairly consistent	17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Laga:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Laga occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa de Laga (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Laga with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in December while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de Laga Location Map

Interactive Playa de Laga surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa de Laga is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Laga is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 59 km (37 miles) away.

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Playa de Laga Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 17:29 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off

What does Playa de Laga look like?

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Tides at Playa de Laga

Current tide and informaton

For Bermeo, 5 km from Playa de Laga.

Next High Water: 08:06pm | 3.11m

Next Low Water: 02:26am | 0.9m

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Playa de Laga Sea Temperature

The Playa de Laga water temperature is reasonably warm (17.1 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (12.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Playa de Laga

Surf stats for Playa de Laga, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Playa de Laga

Wind stats for Playa de Laga, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Playa de Laga Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 19 votes.

Overall:5.0
Quality on a good day:3.3
Consistency of Surf:3.3
Difficulty Level:3.1
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.8
Crowds:2.8
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Joey dragon from Spain

“Esta muy buena playa. Buenas olas y gente.”

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