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Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 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 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 23s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)7ft (2.2m)20s
Evening (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
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5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131313211919171716161615151515141414141414181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121111471003265846129195869781335819504642583416300024112274205319971922178816611661180943353840
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
3.22
3:11PM
3.18
3:23AM
3.52
3:45PM
3.45
3:57AM
3.78
4:18PM
3.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.65
9:07PM
0.62
9:32AM
0.35
9:42PM
0.35
10:06AM
0.10
10:17PM
0.13
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:22-------7:20-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:19-------7:21--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101112131312111010101419211916141312141819181615
Feels °C (?)7910111110976611161816131098111516161412
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