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Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
13.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
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3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)171716161615151515141414141414181716161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)869781335819504642583416300025852378205318501824181416861661187147063937318226972055175214591201
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
3.52
3:45PM
3.45
3:57AM
3.78
4:18PM
3.67
4:31AM
3.97
4:52PM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.62
9:32AM
0.35
9:42PM
0.35
10:06AM
0.10
10:17PM
0.13
10:40AM
-0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:21-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101418201816141312151818171614131214161716
Feels °C (?)7766111617151310981216161615141079121312
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