Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sopelana today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 17 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 198 | 330 | 390 | 557 | 659 | 632 | 780 | 579 | 553 | 488 | 488 | 398 | 416 | 367 | 414 | 349 | 288 | 237 | 233 | 169 | 540 | 886 | 1210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.88m | 3:31PM3.19m | 3:54AM3.14m | 4:05PM3.44m | 4:26AM3.38m | 4:37PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.94m | 9:40PM0.69m | 9:49AM0.67m | 10:14PM0.42m | 10:23AM0.43m | 10:46PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 202 | 198 | 168 | 390 | 557 | 659 | 632 | 780 | 579 | 553 | 488 | 488 | 398 | 416 | 367 | 414 | 349 | 288 | 237 | 233 | 169 | 254 | 886 | 1210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 18 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 330 | 171 | 112 | 114 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 134 | 540 | — | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | NW 18 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 155 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 235 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 1 |
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