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Anza surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Anza today?
The current surf forecast for Anza at 8AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anza. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1501 | 1527 | 1056 | 875 | 725 | 2574 | 553 | 357 | 298 | 637 | 488 | 607 | 488 | 1128 | 1976 | 2452 | 3520 | 2311 | 1922 | 2404 | 1881 | 1857 | 1811 | 1611 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 3.00 | 1:21AM 3.14 | 1:40PM 3.06 | 1:55AM 3.22 | 2:16PM 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 1.36 | 7:08PM 1.32 | 7:34AM 1.27 | 7:44PM 1.27 | 8:10AM 1.19 | 8:18PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
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