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El Sardinero - Primera surf break

El Sardinero - Primera surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.3° C
 (Which is 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 11AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111111111010101019181716161617161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)175615211266976805666497422332326240196196122621138820933634374538033597354545474598
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
25
W
30
W
20
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
3.71
4:30PM
3.69
4:51AM
3.85
5:03PM
3.79
5:23AM
3.96
5:36PM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.85
10:37PM
0.67
10:57AM
0.71
11:10PM
0.56
11:31AM
0.61
11:43PM
0.50
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:42-------8:42-------8:41-----
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:08---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
41111111----------------
Temp. °C88101111111111111091110111098781213111212
Feels °C (?)437876557768445654489555
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