El Cabo

Beach break

Cantabria, Espagne

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.5–0.8 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.4/10
Fair
Size
0.50.8 m
hip-high
Wind
3 km/h
NW · Glassy — no wind
Swell
0.8 m
6 s · NNW
Best window · 21h5.1/10 · 0.50.8 m · 6 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the NNW. Glassy water, not a breath of wind. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.40.7910☁️22°
03h0.40.7916☁️21°
06h0.40.798🌧️21°
09h0.40.799☁️21°
12h0.40.7611☁️23°
15h0.40.7612☁️23°
18h0.50.869☁️23°
21hBest0.50.866☁️22°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 06:35+1.4 mBM 12:27-2.3 mPM 18:48+1.6 m

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:33 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.