Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sopelana today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 389 | 310 | 281 | 363 | 561 | 593 | 707 | 634 | 634 | 592 | 560 | 500 | 432 | 348 | 253 | 206 | 155 | 126 | 112 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.79m | 10:57PM2.61m | 11:32AM2.61m | 00:26AM2.46m | 1:10PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM1.20m | 5:09AM1.34m | 5:58PM1.37m | 6:33AM1.45m | 7:29PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 396 | 389 | 310 | 281 | 363 | 561 | 593 | 707 | 634 | 634 | 592 | 560 | 500 | 432 | 348 | 253 | 206 | 155 | 126 | 112 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 29 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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