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Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 2PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111101010201817161616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13871077104288091374338233249637736920037310411858250637723976386533454169443340993532
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
3.29
4:51AM
3.58
5:10PM
3.39
5:24AM
3.69
5:44PM
3.44
5:58AM
3.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
0.52
10:34PM
0.52
11:00AM
0.39
11:08PM
0.41
11:34AM
0.30
11:42PM
0.34
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--------8:38-------8:38-------
Sunset--6:04-------6:05-------6:07-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11-----------------1
Temp. °C9101010101111101011111010987712131112121312
Feels °C (?)566667767866655327767654
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