Plentzia surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 CEST
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Plentzia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plentzia sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plentzia today?

The current surf forecast for Plentzia at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Plentzia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
1
NW
6
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
71
67
91
77
68
74
49
75
24
47
53
46
38
33
26
44
59
57
77
146
231
400
589
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:13AM2.97m
1:54PM2.92m
2:09AM3.19m
2:44PM3.19m
2:59AM3.44m
Low Tide
6:56PM1.15m
7:36AM0.86m
7:54PM0.93m
8:26AM0.61m
8:45PM0.66m
9:12AM0.37m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:24
9:25
9:27
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
14
11
13
12
11
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
9
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
6
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
14
Energy kJ
110
71
67
91
77
68
74
49
75
24
47
53
46
38
33
24
44
35
35
34
12
21
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
18
16
7
6
5
11
10
23
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
26
44
59
57
77
146
231
400
589
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
4
0
4
4
21
21
21
183
88
206
197
88
112
515
641
88
197
197
186
40
40
466
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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