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El Sardinero - Primera surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Sardinero - Primera sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today?
The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 1AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2122 | 1915 | 2544 | 2216 | 1787 | 1618 | 1464 | 1285 | 1172 | 984 | 905 | 744 | 710 | 786 | 4329 | 9341 | 13130 | 11992 | 11746 | 10011 | 8507 | 8602 | 8354 | 8803 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19PM 3.49 | 2:39AM 3.40 | 2:57PM 3.56 | 3:18AM 3.54 | 3:33PM 3.62 | 3:54AM 3.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 1.19 | 8:42AM 1.13 | 9:06PM 1.05 | 9:21AM 1.03 | 9:41PM 0.92 | 9:58AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - |
| Sunset | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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