Playa de los Barcos surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de los Barcos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de los Barcos sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de los Barcos today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de los Barcos at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Playa de los Barcos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.5
NW
10
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
44
55
53
52
50
35
32
31
31
16
21
41
71
116
138
127
113
107
75
57
37
33
31
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
SE
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33AM2.81m
8:52PM2.94m
9:23AM2.65m
9:48PM2.80m
10:28AM2.54m
10:57PM2.75m
Low Tide
2:37PM1.06m
3:15AM1.08m
3:27PM1.20m
4:14AM1.19m
4:30PM1.29m
5:24AM1.20m
cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
6:56
6:54
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9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
18
21
17
16
14
13
13
14
17
21
22
21
18
15
14
14
10
10
12
14
12
11
11
11
16
18
15
15
13
12
12
12
15
19
20
19
16
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
Energy kJ
36
14
55
53
52
15
12
9
10
31
16
16
15
26
116
138
127
113
107
75
57
37
33
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.3
NW
5
0.1
N
6
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
24
44
4
1
50
35
32
31
5
5
3
41
71
25
5
18
13
37
37
36
35
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
NW
7
0.1
W
9
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
2
5
10
10
9
21
1
18
17
10
16
29
8
2
2
2
20
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
10
32
39
25
1
1
2
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
152
37
37
7
7
7
7
7
7
233
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain - Cantabria
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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