Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NNW swell with 439 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plentzia this week:
The surf forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Basque coast, specifically Plentzia.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks look pretty flat and frustrating for surfers. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with very little to get excited about. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Monday the 27th of July, and even then, it’s marginal. There’s a big gap of nothing before that.
The water is sitting at 76°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s super unusual and feels more like a tropical bath than the Bay of Biscay.
So, the best of a poor bunch looks to be Monday the 27th of July. The morning will see a 5ft swell from the NW, with a long period of 11 seconds, giving it some real grunt. The combined energy is a moderate 408, so there’s some push. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the NNW, which isn’t perfect, but it’s light enough to keep things from getting too messy. It’s a marginal call, but it’s the best energy we see. The afternoon cleans up nicely with a cross-offshore breeze from the NE and the same 5ft swell, but the period drops to 10 seconds. Still, it’ll be cleaner.
Tuesday the 28th of July morning is the other standout. The swell drops to 4ft from the NW, but we get a clean offshore wind from the ESE. The period is a solid 10 seconds, and the combined energy is still moderate at 292. This will be the cleanest and most user-friendly wave of the whole outlook. The water is still that warm anomaly.
Later in the week, things get small. The morning of Sunday the 9th of August is worth a mention for the glassy conditions, with a 5ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds and the energy is moderate at 268. It’s surfable, but nothing special.
The rest of the days are either too small, too onshore, or a combination of both. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny. For a spot that rarely breaks at the best of times, this is a real desert. It’s the kind of setup where you’d be better off waiting for the next weather system to roll through.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 231 | 295 | 158 | 127 | 66 | 408 | 400 | 400 | 292 | 217 | 147 | 159 | 112 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 30 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.84m | 3:24AM2.79m | 3:44PM3.00m | 4:10AM2.94m | 4:26PM3.18m | 4:49AM3.10m | 5:03PM3.36m | 5:24AM3.23m | 5:38PM3.52m | 5:57AM3.33m | 6:11PM3.63m | 6:29AM3.39m | 6:43PM3.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM1.21m | 8:59PM1.10m | 9:17AM1.09m | 9:50PM0.93m | 10:03AM0.92m | 10:32PM0.75m | 10:43AM0.74m | 11:11PM0.58m | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.44m | 11:54AM0.46m | 00:20AM0.35m | 12:27PM0.38m | 00:53AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 28 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 66 | 408 | 400 | 400 | 292 | 217 | 147 | 159 | 112 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 7 |
| kJ | 143 | 231 | 295 | 158 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 197 | 40 | 112 | 88 | 4 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 434 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 75 | 287 | 29 |
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