Sopelana surf break

Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 CEST
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Sopelana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sopelana sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
218
171
157
151
172
172
166
160
137
131
137
97
163
151
145
142
137
150
147
196
235
199
186
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
W
20
WNW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:53PM3.58m
6:11AM3.47m
6:24PM3.53m
6:43AM3.35m
6:56PM3.43m
7:17AM3.20m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.33m
12:11PM0.44m
00:33AM0.41m
12:45PM0.56m
1:08AM0.54m
1:20PM0.72m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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7:03
7:01
7:00
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9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
1
7
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
17
15
15
14
14
17
18
16
16
14
13
13
12
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
14
15
19
17
13
15
15
14
17
17
14
14
11
11
12
10
10
12
13
12
9
9
10
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
12
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
265
218
171
157
151
172
172
166
160
137
131
137
97
163
151
145
142
137
150
147
196
235
199
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
42
89
40
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNE
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
2
3
4
3
20
19
11
5
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
25
4
0
0
0
2
36
25
36
25
5
25
0
0
36
25
25
1
0
0
1
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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