Overview

Zarautz is the longest beach in the Basque Country — a famous surf town between Getaria and San Sebastián. Consistent NW-W swells, sandy bottom, beach breaks. NE summer thermal cross-onshore. Hosts international surf competitions. Lively town with excellent pintxos bars. Crowded in summer — kite space can be limited. Intermediate to advanced.

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Spot forecast for Zarautz

Sunrise 08:28 · Sunset 19:18

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 19:25 · 1.6 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:50 · 2.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:42 · 1.6 m
High tide Wed 21 · 14:03 · 3.2 m

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Zarautz: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

209h

in July · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in July: 19 rideable days a month and 209 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is December, at 14 °C. The wettest month is November, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: Zarautz

Monthly averages — Zarautz — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	7.5	56 h	15 °C	95 mm
February	13.0	90 h	15 °C	84 mm
March	16.0	123 h	16 °C	115 mm
April	17.0	143 h	18 °C	69 mm
May	20.5	197 h	19 °C	79 mm
June	17.0	154 h	22 °C	45 mm
July	22.5	209 h	23 °C	31 mm
August	19.0	153 h	24 °C	43 mm
September	21.0	145 h	22 °C	103 mm
October	13.0	99 h	21 °C	104 mm
November	9.5	77 h	18 °C	148 mm
December	12.5	97 h	14 °C	133 mm

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Technical details of Zarautz spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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