Surf Forecasts:
Plentzia surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, N swell with 200 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plentzia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's coming up on the Basque coast.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off. We've got a long, slow patch of small, weak surf with tricky winds. The water is sitting at 75°, which is a solid 6° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a proper anomaly, feels like a bath out there. But the waves? Just not worth paddling out for.
Things wake up on Monday the 27th. We’ve got a 4ft groundswell from the NNW, with a period of 10 seconds, and it’s dead glassy. That’s a clean, inviting combo. The combined energy hits 340, which is a solid moderate push. It’s still from the NNW, not the WNW optimum, but with glass off the water, it’ll be worth a look. Plentzia is inconsistent and rarely breaks, so this is a rare moment to be on it.
The real standout, the one to circle on the calendar, is Friday the 31st of July. That morning, we've got a 5ft NNW swell, period stretching to 9 seconds, and it’s glassy. The combined energy is 424 – strong. Then by the afternoon, it jumps to 6ft, a 10-second period, and still glassy with 567 energy. That’s the pick of the forecast. This is a moderate-sized swell, well into the intermediate zone, but not too big for a confident surfer. The wind is dead calm, the surf is clean, and the wave comment says "expect good surf conditions." That’s our window.
Also, the morning of Saturday the 1st of August shows a 5ft, 10-second period groundswell, glassy, with 490 energy. Another strong option, but the afternoon gets choppy as the wind swings onshore.
So, to sum it up: the first week and a half is a flat, frustrating gap. Make your plans for the 31st – that Friday is the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 173 | 128 | 200 | 179 | 116 | 134 | 119 | 56 | 34 | 69 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 31 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:13AM3.54m | 8:31PM3.80m | 8:58AM3.36m | 9:16PM3.54m | 9:43AM3.16m | 10:03PM3.24m | 10:32AM2.97m | 10:56PM2.96m | 11:28AM2.81m | 11:58PM2.74m | 12:35PM2.72m | 1:13AM2.64m | 1:48PM2.73m | 2:26AM2.67m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.26m | 2:42AM0.25m | 2:53PM0.46m | 3:27AM0.51m | 3:41PM0.70m | 4:14AM0.77m | 4:34PM0.93m | 5:06AM1.01m | 5:35PM1.13m | 6:07AM1.18m | 6:45PM1.23m | 7:15AM1.26m | 7:57PM1.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 173 | 128 | 200 | 179 | 116 | 134 | 119 | 56 | 34 | 69 | 27 | 43 | 46 | 30 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1116 | 1295 | 515 | 441 | 358 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 6 | 64 | 1401 | 55 | 82 | 1095 | 64 |
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