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Plentzia surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Plentzia today?
The current surf forecast for Plentzia at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Plentzia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5740 | 4643 | 3976 | 3499 | 2457 | 2119 | 1838 | 1536 | 1179 | 1069 | 1266 | 1324 | 1443 | 1363 | 1135 | 1021 | 846 | 834 | 878 | 824 | 2434 | 2390 | 2268 | 2534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11AM 2.79 | 12:32PM 2.89 | 1:08AM 2.87 | 1:28PM 2.92 | 1:56AM 2.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 1.00 | 6:06AM 1.12 | 6:39PM 1.00 | 7:05AM 1.05 | 7:29PM 0.95 | 7:55AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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