Plentzia surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plentzia today?

The current surf forecast for Plentzia at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1370
1674
1802
1601
1387
1179
1145
947
910
828
693
574
540
529
423
358
279
227
171
145
126
123
120
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
20
NW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
3:29PM3.46m
3:47AM3.66m
4:14PM3.70m
4:34AM3.83m
4:58PM3.87m
5:22AM3.90m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.39m
9:57AM0.17m
10:18PM0.15m
10:41AM0.05m
11:05PM-0.02m
11:26AM0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:29
9:30
1
1
3
4
8
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
11
15
15
6
5
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
6
8
9
9
12
10
9
8
8
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NNW
13
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
8
Energy kJ
170
253
1179
1145
693
574
540
529
358
279
227
171
145
126
123
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
29
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
6
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
1342
1370
1674
1802
1601
1387
947
910
828
423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
479
348
288
210
179
40
234
234
197
40
40
40
40
40
29
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
96
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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