El Sardinero - Primera surf break

El Sardinero - Primera surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 CEST
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Sardinero - Primera this week:

The surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 16) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at El Sardinero - Primera in the next 12 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Wed 16th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 20th Jul)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful 2PM (Sun 20th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)101010999891099891010111110101099881211111099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)39237131621217812469685171405610011489159510876284432661701389795167438445408251307424263268298278228192
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
W
15
NW
20
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NE
5
S
5
NW
15
NNW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
NE
5
SE
5
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncrossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
3.93
8:55AM
3.60
9:25PM
3.82
9:45AM
3.45
10:21PM
3.69
10:45AM
3.30
11:27PM
3.56
11:57AM
3.21
12:42AM
3.48
1:17PM
3.23
1:58AM
3.50
2:32PM
3.38
3:07AM
3.59
3:36PM
3.61
4:05AM
3.71
4:31PM
3.85
4:55AM
3.82
5:19PM
4.05
5:39AM
3.88
6:02PM
4.17
6:20AM
3.89
6:43PM
4.21
6:57AM
3.85
7:22PM
4.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.80
3:04PM
0.76
3:40AM
0.95
3:54PM
0.91
4:37AM
1.12
4:54PM
1.06
5:44AM
1.26
6:05PM
1.18
7:01AM
1.29
7:26PM
1.19
8:16AM
1.21
8:43PM
1.08
9:20AM
1.03
9:47PM
0.90
10:14AM
0.83
10:42PM
0.73
11:00AM
0.66
11:29PM
0.61
11:42AM
0.53
12:11AM
0.56
12:21PM
0.46
12:51AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.47
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
Sunrise-6:48--6:48--6:50--6:50--6:50--6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:58-
Sunset--9:52--9:52--9:52--9:51--9:50--9:49--9:47--9:46--9:45--9:45--9:44--9:43
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122212122212021202020202021201920202122222021212021212021191920201820
Feels °C (?)201919192122212021201818212018171720202222232222222122232020191919191919

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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  1. weather stationWind Update light winds from the NE at Santander mean that is clean at El Sardinero - Primera. 1.3m 9 s period swell from NW. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible

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Information about the El Sardinero - Primera Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Sardinero - Primera provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at El Sardinero - Primera can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Sardinero - Primera) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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El Sardinero - Primera is 9 km (6 miles) from the city of El Astillero. If you plan a holiday in Spain - Cantabria, look for hotels and other accommodation in El Astillero. El Astillero has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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