Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) surfForecast / Pais Vasco / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CEST
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Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) today?

The current surf forecast for Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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!
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
37
36
25
50
47
45
29
25
49
68
69
80
115
210
357
559
724
925
1034
1255
1374
1678
1209
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
15
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:52PM2.92m
2:08AM3.19m
2:42PM3.19m
2:58AM3.44m
3:28PM3.46m
3:46AM3.66m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.93m
8:25AM0.61m
8:43PM0.66m
9:11AM0.37m
9:30PM0.39m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:23
9:24
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
9
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
15
13
13
12
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
0.2
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
1
NW
11
Energy kJ
48
37
36
17
50
47
2
29
18
26
24
19
18
25
32
91
170
278
223
220
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
18
18
7
7
7
6
2
2
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
7
0.3
WNW
3
0.7
NW
7
0.4
W
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
Energy kJ
25
1
45
3
25
49
68
69
80
115
210
357
559
724
925
1034
1255
1374
1678
1209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
7
38
38
145
263
145
145
254
287
458
617
168
254
314
97
263
291
448
424
350
275
232
5
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Pais Vasco
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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