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El Sardinero - Primera surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 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
14.9° 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 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1083 | 1083 | 1280 | 1266 | 1210 | 1052 | 925 | 802 | 732 | 721 | 656 | 689 | 1943 | 1568 | 1985 | 2295 | 1882 | 1784 | 1760 | 1484 | 2032 | 1849 | 1572 | 1304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 3.12 | 1:35PM 3.42 | 1:56AM 3.26 | 2:19PM 3.49 | 2:39AM 3.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:59PM 1.46 | 7:08AM 1.33 | 7:47PM 1.34 | 7:59AM 1.23 | 8:28PM 1.19 | 8:42AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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