El Sardinero - Primera Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.48° N 3.78° W

El Sardinero - Primera 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Sardinero - Primera sea temperature is
23.1° C
1.8° 

El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Sardinero - Primera today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
8
0.6
N
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1
NW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
10
39
6
6
5
4
3
6
6
11
20
36
144
174
215
317
220
302
296
397
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43AM3.55m
9:13PM3.58m
9:23AM3.30m
9:57PM3.26m
10:16AM3.05m
10:58PM2.99m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.91m
3:17AM1.27m
3:32PM1.23m
4:03AM1.53m
4:25PM1.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:13
9:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
20
19
19
18
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
20
22
22
22
23
22
21
19
20
22
20
18
19
19
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