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Sopelana Surf Forecast
/ Pais Vasco (35 surf breaks) /
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Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sopelana today?
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | |
75 | 33 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 21 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 92 | 167 | 317 | 546 | 771 | 1011 | 1185 | 1072 | 1220 | 1752 | 1507 | 1177 | 986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:09AM3.19m | 2:44PM3.19m | 2:59AM3.44m | 3:29PM3.46m | 3:47AM3.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.93m | 8:26AM0.61m | 8:45PM0.66m | 9:12AM0.37m | 9:32PM0.39m | 9:57AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 75 | 16 | 53 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 26 | 20 | — | 21 | 80 | 69 | 70 | 333 | 152 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | — | W 3 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 33 | — | 1 | 43 | 49 | 21 | 31 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 92 | 167 | 317 | 546 | 771 | 1011 | 1185 | 1072 | 1220 | 1752 | 1507 | 1177 | 986 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 85 | 203 | 60 | 25 | 193 | 108 | 518 | 643 | 85 | 193 | 253 | 36 | 36 | 212 | 292 | 468 | 325 | 292 | 266 | 215 | 65 | 335 | 335 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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