Sopelana surf break

Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 CEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
166
160
137
177
137
97
163
151
196
142
137
131
147
147
138
129
235
190
190
181
180
180
176
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24PM3.53m
6:43AM3.35m
6:56PM3.43m
7:17AM3.20m
7:30PM3.29m
7:53AM3.02m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.44m
00:33AM0.41m
12:45PM0.56m
1:08AM0.54m
1:20PM0.72m
1:46AM0.72m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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7:01
7:00
6:58
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9:15
9:15
9:16
9:17
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
17
17
16
15
14
10
12
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
172
166
160
137
177
137
97
163
151
196
142
137
131
147
147
138
129
142
190
190
181
180
180
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
54
10
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
6
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
3
5
13
4
6
6
3
29
63
235
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
2
36
25
36
4
25
25
25
0
0
0
1
36
1
1
36
36
25
1
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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