El Sardinero - Primera surf break

El Sardinero - Primera surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today?

The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
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)
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.7
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
291
206
440
368
290
205
202
130
90
89
36
35
19
19
25
21
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
0
W
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:42AM3.52m
9:11PM3.47m
9:50AM3.17m
10:30PM3.26m
11:21AM2.95m
00:05AM3.22m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.69m
2:51PM0.92m
3:28AM1.03m
3:54PM1.21m
4:48AM1.29m
5:17PM1.39m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:20
7:18
7:16
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9:05
9:07
9:07
9:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
9
12
12
13
13
13
11
12
11
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
163
105
82
440
368
290
205
202
130
90
89
36
35
14
19
10
11
8
5
9
6
3
3
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.7
NW
14
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NW
4
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
256
291
206
45
41
30
7
15
13
12
7
9
9
19
19
8
7
5
5
4
10
10
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
12
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
119
112
23
18
10
13
5
2
3
2
2
8
8
25
21
11
10
10
1
1
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
5
24
25
8
9
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
8
56
13
138
138
186
175
175
186
286
258
199
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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