Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, NNE swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plentzia this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Plentzia in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s look at what we’ve got coming. This is Plentzia (Spain) and the next 16 days are a real grind – flat for nearly two weeks straight. Not much to get excited about until the very end.
Water temperature is running about 74°F, which is about 6°F above the long-term average – very unusual, feels like summer has really cooked the bay.
Basically from now until Saturday the 26th of July, the surf is tiny. Waves are mostly under 2ft, with short periods, poor conditions, and weak energy. There’s nothing to ride. Wind is usually cross or onshore. We do get some glassy mornings, like Sunday the 19th, Monday 20th, and Tuesday 21st, but the swell is just not there – maybe 1–2ft at best. The combined energy is mostly in the double digits (weak).
Then Sunday the 26th of July, it finally changes. That morning brings a northwest swell at 3–4ft, with a period bump to 10 seconds, and combined energy jumping to 389 (moderate energy). The wind comes out of the ENE at about 9 mph, cross-offshore, so expect clean waves. This is the highlight of the whole outlook. The afternoon stays clean with 3–4ft waves, 11 second period, still good. This lines up perfectly with the optimum swell direction for Plentzia.
Monday the 27th still has some swell left, but onshore wind kills the quality. Tuesday the 28th of July morning goes glassy with a 4–5ft groundswell (9 second period), combined energy 318 (moderate). Expect other folks to be out – crowds are possible here, especially after a long flat spell.
Your best window is that Sunday the 26th of July morning. Clean, proper wind, and finally, some swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:32PM3.72m | 5:04AM3.63m | 5:24PM3.93m | 5:55AM3.72m | 6:13PM4.06m | 6:43AM3.73m | 7:00PM4.08m | 7:29AM3.67m | 7:46PM3.99m | 8:13AM3.54m | 8:31PM3.80m | 8:58AM3.36m | 9:16PM3.54m | 9:43AM3.16m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.24m | 11:35PM-0.02m | 11:50AM0.13m | 00:24AM-0.10m | 12:37PM0.09m | 1:11AM-0.07m | 1:22PM0.13m | 1:57AM0.05m | 2:07PM0.26m | 2:42AM0.25m | 2:53PM0.46m | 3:27AM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | 9:46 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 4 | NNE 4 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | 23 | 26 | — | 23 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 124 | 240 | 384 | 384 | 430 | 499 | 75 | 503 | 503 | 419 | 705 | 776 | 817 | 520 | 523 | 655 | 515 | 515 | 6 | 4 |
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