Surf Forecasts:
El Sardinero - Primera surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with 894 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. 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 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Sardinero - Primera over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s talk about El Sardinero – Primera (Santander). It’s a sheltered spot, so it needs a solid push from the north-west to get going, and the water’s sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, around 71°F.
We’ve got a bit of a slow start, no real reason to paddle out over the next couple of days. Saturday’s a write-off with onshore wind and messy, poor surf. That north-northwest swell is there, about 4ft to 5ft, but the wind just ruins it.
Things start to turn around on Sunday the 6th. The morning looks promising, with a clean 5ft swell from the NNW (11-second period) and a cross-offshore breeze. That’s surfable, and the energy is moderate. The afternoon holds up too, though it drops a touch. Monday the 7th has a tiny 2ft clean wave, but it’s a 15-second period groundswell – that’s proper long period. It’ll be glassy and clean, but the size is really small.
The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Wednesday the 9th in the morning. Glassy conditions, a clean 4ft swell from the NNW, and the period is a solid 11 seconds while the energy jumps right up to strong. That’s the best combination of clean conditions and decent power on offer. It’s a fairly consistent break, but it can get crowded, so get in early.
After that, we drop back into smaller, more ordinary waves. The 13th of September has another glassy morning with 4ft of 12-second groundswell, but it’s only moderate energy. The rest of the second week is mostly small, weak, and not worth a special trip. There’s a long gap of mediocre to poor conditions from the 10th right through, with only a few clean but tiny waves here and there. A couple of spots in the second week have the right wind, but the swell just isn’t there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 772 | 759 | 492 | 311 | 122 | 104 | 170 | 202 | 194 | 163 | 145 | 359 | 800 | 623 | 387 | 260 | 148 | 92 | 192 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:24AM3.11m | 00:27AM3.12m | 1:14PM3.19m | 2:03AM3.25m | 2:35PM3.50m | 3:10AM3.51m | 3:34PM3.86m | 4:00AM3.78m | 4:21PM4.18m | 4:42AM3.99m | 5:02PM4.41m | 5:19AM4.13m | 5:39PM4.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM1.50m | 6:40AM1.59m | 7:34PM1.43m | 8:11AM1.39m | 8:53PM1.14m | 9:15AM1.06m | 9:49PM0.82m | 10:02AM0.74m | 10:33PM0.57m | 10:44AM0.47m | 11:12PM0.41m | 11:21AM0.29m | 11:48PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 530 | 772 | 759 | 492 | 311 | 66 | 84 | 170 | 202 | 194 | 163 | 145 | 359 | 800 | 623 | 387 | 260 | 148 | 92 | 192 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | — | — | — | N 11 | ENE 3 | NW 12 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 11 | 7 | 122 | 25 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 307 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 18 | NW 15 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 104 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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