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Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sopelana today?
The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sopelana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1200 | 1182 | 1261 | 1408 | 1285 | 1154 | 1052 | 940 | 878 | 878 | 825 | 695 | 2269 | 1776 | 1959 | 2381 | 2502 | 2633 | 1889 | 1863 | 1602 | 1558 | 1536 | 2020 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:08AM 2.87 | 1:28PM 2.92 | 1:56AM 2.99 | 2:16PM 2.99 | 2:37AM 3.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:39PM 1.00 | 7:05AM 1.05 | 7:29PM 0.95 | 7:55AM 0.94 | 8:14PM 0.87 | 8:39AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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