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Sopelana surf break

Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
13.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
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
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
4
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!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1.5
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111109101210212019181717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35530926831938957963948933228738324064716822980393660145808492045394274391640654013
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoncross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
2.73
1:47PM
2.71
2:12AM
2.88
2:40PM
2.85
2:59AM
3.06
3:24PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
1.20
7:44PM
1.16
8:18AM
1.05
8:36PM
1.02
9:05AM
0.87
9:19PM
0.84
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--8:41-------8:41-------8:41-----
Sunset----5:59-------6:00-------6:01---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C1413121514121110911121212121111121110121211109
Feels °C (?)1110912101010865445989109779985
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