Punta Galea Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Punta Galea Surf Guide

Punta Galea in Pais Vasco is a fairly exposed point/jetty break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks,polluiton.

Punta Galea Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point/jetty	3	fairly consistent	16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Punta Galea:

The best conditions reported for surf at Punta Galea occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Punta Galea (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Punta Galea with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in December while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Punta Galea Location Map

Interactive Punta Galea surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Punta Galea is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Punta Galea is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 58 km (36 miles) away.

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Punta Galea Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:49 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Punta Galea look like?

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Tides at Punta Galea

Current tide and informaton

For Bilbao, Spain, 3 km from Punta Galea.

Next High Water: 06:57pm | 3.69m

Next Low Water: 01:16am | 0.8m

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Punta Galea Sea Temperature

The Punta Galea water temperature is rather cool (16.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.