Surf forecast · Spain · Cantabria
Surf forecast El Sardinero (Santander) today
Waves, swell and wind at El Sardinero (Santander) (Cantabria, Spain) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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El Sardinero (Santander) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Big Best window 07:00–10:00: big, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.6 m · 10 s ↑NW | 2.1 m · 10 s ↑NW | 17–23 km/h ↑SW offshore |
| 12:00 | 2.7 m · 10 s ↑NW | 2.5 m · 9 s ↑NW | 21–30 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 15:00 | 2.8 m · 10 s ↑NW | 2.7 m · 9 s ↑NW | 15–27 km/h ↑W offshore |
Monday 26 October
Big Best window 08:00–11:00: big, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 2.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 2.5 m · 10 s ↑NW | 4–7 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 2.3 m · 11 s ↑NW | 2.3 m · 9 s ↑NW | 10–12 km/h ↑NE onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.1 m · 11 s ↑NW | 2.1 m · 9 s ↑NW | 25–29 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Good Best window 08:00–11:00: good, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 11 s ↑NW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑NW | 6–7 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 10 s ↑NW | 1.6 m · 9 s ↑NW | 4–9 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.7 m · 11 s ↑NW | 1.7 m · 9 s ↑NW | 10–23 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around El Sardinero (Santander)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about El Sardinero (Santander)
Water temperature in Santander · Tides in Santander · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Sardinero (Santander) today?
- Big: waves 2.6 m at 10 s from NW, swell 2.6 m · 9 s NW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Sardinero (Santander)?
- Wind 14 km/h from WSW: offshore for a beach facing ENE.
- When is the best time to surf El Sardinero (Santander) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at El Sardinero (Santander)?
- 17.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Somo 3 km · Liencres 15 km · Los Locos (Suances) 22 km · Sopelana 63 km · Bakio 78 km · Mundaka 86 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Sardinero (Santander), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.