The Department of Safety and Security will issue an orange wave alert of up to 7 metres this Thursday

The Basque Government's Department of Safety will set an orange navigation alert this Thursday for waves up to 7 metres high.

The alert will be active from Wednesday to Thursday from midnight until 6 p.m. From that time, the yellow warning will be maintained for the rest of the day, as the waves will be 4-5 metres high and 3.5 metres late in the day.

In addition to the poor state of the sea, the Department of Safety and Security has warned that until 9 a.m. on Thursday there could be winds of up to 100 km/h in exposed areas, especially along the coast. In unexposed areas, the wind will be between 60 and 80 kilometres per hour.

 s will be joined this Wednesday by a new navigation warning, as waves are expected to exceed 3.5 meters.