Sopelana surf break

Sopelana surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CEST
Forecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sopelana today?

The current surf forecast for Sopelana at 2AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)151615151414131313121212121212111111111010101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232921851882164714631203892721633528584624624555546391344303249235173180216184
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
3.73
5:01AM
3.95
5:23PM
3.90
5:42AM
4.04
6:02PM
3.98
6:24AM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
0.10
11:09AM
-0.08
11:26PM
-0.07
11:48AM
-0.12
12:08AM
-0.13
12:29PM
-0.04
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:26-------7:24-------7:24--
Sunset-8:54-------8:55-------8:57------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161513131212151715141312121213151514131212121517
Feels °C (?)151413131112151614131211111112141413131111111516
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