Punta Galea surf break

Punta Galea surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CEST
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Punta Galea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Galea sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punta Galea today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Galea at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
11
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
1779
1618
1285
1137
940
765
613
457
403
309
245
202
198
169
166
132
142
137
128
96
119
75
78
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
ESE
20
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:10PM3.93m
8:50AM3.53m
9:11PM3.72m
9:57AM3.32m
10:20PM3.53m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.70m
2:33AM0.58m
2:51PM0.93m
3:33AM0.80m
3:52PM1.14m
4:41AM1.00m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:35
9:36
9:37
Temp °C
17
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
24
29
31
30
19
19
19
20
27
31
32
31
27
18
18
19
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
23
28
29
29
17
18
19
20
26
29
29
29
27
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
11
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
696
1779
1618
1285
1137
940
765
613
457
403
309
245
6
198
169
166
132
142
137
128
96
9
75
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
14
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
WNW
11
Energy kJ
453
5
5
6
6
3
2
6
1
1
1
5
4
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.9
NW
11
0.5
W
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
NW
11
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
7
7
7
9
9
8
202
6
2
10
19
17
119
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
6
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
51
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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