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Anza surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Anza surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Anza sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Anza today?
The current surf forecast for Anza at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anza. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 703 | 758 | 609 | 343 | 298 | 255 | 236 | 250 | 192 | 295 | 507 | 933 | 2283 | 2627 | 2547 | 3235 | 1880 | 2113 | 2036 | 1753 | 3113 | 1257 | 921 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:15PM 2.71 | 8:33AM 2.85 | 9:25PM 2.70 | 9:41AM 2.81 | 10:28PM 2.75 | 10:44AM 2.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:59PM 1.47 | 2:14AM 1.67 | 3:06PM 1.54 | 3:27AM 1.70 | 4:09PM 1.54 | 4:33AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
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