Playa de Mendia Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.39° N 4.56° W

Playa de Mendia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Mendia sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.2° 

Playa de Mendia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Mendia today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Mendia at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.5
NW
14
1.3
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
828
701
701
849
555
677
688
659
527
367
409
409
403
403
355
298
288
283
283
217
228
193
155
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:11AM3.06m
8:36PM2.76m
8:55AM2.83m
9:29PM2.53m
9:57AM2.63m
10:49PM2.37m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.87m
2:31PM0.92m
2:43AM1.12m
3:22PM1.16m
3:38AM1.33m
4:34PM1.34m
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8:34
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Temp °C
17
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
18
19
18
20
20
19
19
20
19
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
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