Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 25 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 26 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 26 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, NNW swell with 3,746 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 26 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Sardinero - Primera this week:
The surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 26) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 26) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 31) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 26th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 26th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 26th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4997 | 3746 | 2313 | 1411 | 808 | 946 | 1545 | 854 | 1496 | 1838 | 1497 | 759 | 505 | 308 | 144 | 200 | 127 | 137 | 262 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:58AM4.19m | 4:17PM4.43m | 4:35AM4.26m | 4:55PM4.42m | 5:13AM4.23m | 5:35PM4.28m | 5:54AM4.11m | 6:19PM4.04m | 6:41AM3.92m | 7:09PM3.72m | 7:37AM3.68m | 8:12PM3.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.40m | 10:06AM0.32m | 10:30PM0.32m | 10:45AM0.27m | 11:08PM0.35m | 11:25AM0.33m | 11:49PM0.48m | 12:09PM0.51m | 00:32AM0.69m | 12:58PM0.77m | 1:21AM0.97m | 1:56PM1.07m | 2:21AM1.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 4997 | 3746 | 2313 | 1411 | 808 | 946 | 1545 | 854 | 1496 | 1838 | 1497 | 759 | 505 | 308 | 144 | 200 | 127 | 137 | 140 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | ENE 4 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | NNW 11 | N 10 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 78 | — | 46 | 24 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 50 | 129 | 262 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NE 4 | N 7 | NNW 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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