Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sopelana today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM3.47m | 8:35PM3.51m | 8:55AM3.25m | 9:14PM3.18m | 9:34AM3.02m | 9:58PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.38m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:59PM0.65m | 3:22AM0.81m | 3:45PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 45 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 86 | 25 | 86 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 643 | 86 | 510 | 500 | 504 | 499 | 458 | 381 | 495 | 375 | 78 | 52 |
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