Playa de Laida Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Playa de Laida Surf Guide

Playa de Laida in Pais Vasco is a quite exposed river break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the south southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Playa de Laida Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Laida:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Laida 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 Laida (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Laida 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 34% of the time in December while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 28% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

34%

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

blown out

38%

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

too small

28%

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 Laida Location Map

Interactive Playa de Laida 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 Laida is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Laida is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 58 km (36 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de Laida Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 04:28 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Period (s)	7	6	10	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross

What does Playa de Laida look like?

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Tides at Playa de Laida

Current tide and informaton

For Bermeo, 3 km from Playa de Laida.

Next High Water: 08:32am | 2.82m

Next Low Water: 02:37pm | 1.06m

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Playa de Laida Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.0 °C) at Playa de Laida is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 13.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite