Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 14 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, NW swell with 479 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW 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 Sunday (Jun 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 16 days are 1.3m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 154 | 466 | 409 | 479 | 283 | 194 | 117 | 71 | 67 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 82 | 71 | 92 | 120 | 115 | 76 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM3.57m | 3:27AM3.91m | 3:52PM3.79m | 4:18AM4.05m | 4:43PM3.97m | 5:08AM4.11m | 5:33PM4.11m | 5:58AM4.09m | 6:23PM4.17m | 6:47AM4.00m | 7:13PM4.15m | 7:37AM3.84m | 8:05PM4.06m | 8:28AM3.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.74m | 9:44AM0.65m | 10:03PM0.55m | 10:33AM0.49m | 10:54PM0.40m | 11:21AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.34m | 12:08PM0.35m | 00:35AM0.35m | 12:54PM0.39m | 1:25AM0.46m | 1:41PM0.50m | 2:16AM0.64m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:58 | 9:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 154 | 466 | 409 | 479 | 283 | 194 | 117 | 71 | 27 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 82 | 71 | 92 | 120 | 115 | 76 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NW 9 | N 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 15 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 21 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 216 | 367 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 21 |
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