Surf Forecasts:
Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 28 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 16s period, NW swell with 24,904 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) this week:
The surf forecast for Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) in the next 16 days are 7.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 28) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 28th Nov) | 23ft (7.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zumaya (Playa de Itxurun) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 903 | 1191 | 652 | 236 | 339 | 1094 | 2842 | 8018 | 17521 | 14796 | 9410 | 8620 | 8178 | 7765 | 5767 | 2310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.87m | 7:36AM3.01m | 8:06PM2.69m | 8:28AM2.85m | 9:06PM2.57m | 9:32AM2.76m | 10:18PM2.53m | 10:43AM2.76m | 11:31PM2.62m | 11:49AM2.86m | 00:31AM2.81m | 12:46PM3.04m | 1:21AM3.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.85m | 1:22AM1.01m | 2:00PM1.03m | 2:11AM1.18m | 2:56PM1.17m | 3:11AM1.29m | 4:04PM1.22m | 4:22AM1.32m | 5:13PM1.15m | 5:32AM1.24m | 6:13PM0.99m | 6:32AM1.06m | 7:04PM0.77m | ||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 903 | 1191 | 652 | 236 | 339 | 1094 | 2842 | 8018 | 17521 | 14796 | 9410 | 8620 | 8178 | 7765 | 5767 | 2310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | N 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 11 | 24 | — | — | 5 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 309 | 424 | 138 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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