Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sopelana today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 480 | 592 | 424 | 424 | 702 | 615 | 505 | 505 | 420 | 315 | 273 | 273 | 262 | 390 | 489 | 2031 | 2311 | 2441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM3.12m | 8:45AM3.06m | 9:10PM2.82m | 9:29AM2.80m | 10:04PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.64m | 2:37AM0.86m | 3:02PM0.94m | 3:19AM1.15m | 3:55PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 378 | 480 | 592 | 424 | 424 | 702 | 615 | 505 | 505 | 420 | 315 | 273 | 273 | 262 | 390 | 365 | 2031 | 2311 | 2441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 230 | 226 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 103 | 489 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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