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Mundaka

Basque Country, Spain
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded👊Localism

Mundaka is Europe's most celebrated barrel—a left-hand rivermouth sand point in the Basque Country that delivers incredibly long, hollow tubes when conditions align. The wave peels along a sandbar shaped by the Urdaibai River estuary, with rides of up to 400 meters possible on epic days. The setting is stunning: a medieval Basque fishing village on the hillside, green mountains behind, and cold North Atlantic swells marching in. The wave is notoriously fickle and crowded, but when Mundaka turns on, it rivals any wave on Earth for length and barrel quality. Bring a thick wetsuit.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
2
Poor
0.5m
@6s
8km/h
Mon
22
15
Poor
0.4m
@8s
7km/h
Tue
23
15
Poor
0.4m
@8s
5km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
6km/h
Thu
25
3
Poor
0.9m
@9s
12km/h
Fri
26
9
Poor
0.5m
@9s
9km/h
Sat
27
16
Poor
1.0m
@11s
11km/h
Sun
28
4
Poor
1.0m
@10s
9km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
1.0m
@10s
15km/h
Tue
30
38
Poor
1.8m
@12s
11km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.5m
WNW(303°)
Score: 1/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 0/25
Wind
8km/h
E(97°)
Score: 14/25
Weather
25°C
0.0mm36%
Windswell Component
0.2mE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 13 km/h SE|PM: 7 km/h E
7 km/h vs 13 km/h morning
Low tide at 3pm (-1.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:35 am
Low tide - -1.83m
10:02 am
High tide - 0.69m
3:50 pm
Low tide - -1.54m
10:20 pm
High tide - 0.89m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

2
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period0/25
Wind14/25
Raw Score35/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-6
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-12
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score2/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score2
🌊 Too low for this tide window👥 Summer Holidays
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (310°)
Direction range
290° - 340°
Size range
1.5m - 3.5m
Ideal size
2.9m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (190°)
Offshore range
150° - 230°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.2m - 1m

Water temp

14°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

9/10

👥 Summer Holidays (Jun 20 – Sep 7) — expect extra crowds

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar, Sep

North Atlantic winter storms. Best Oct-Feb.

Getting There

Airport
BIO
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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