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Apolonia surfForecast / Tel Aviv and South / Israel
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Apolonia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Apolonia sea temperature is
22.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Apolonia today?
The current surf forecast for Apolonia at 11AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Apolonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 115 | 192 | 277 | 158 | 175 | 119 | 108 | 104 | 71 | 58 | 47 | 46 | 58 | 115 | 130 | 89 | 52 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | cross | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:07AM 0.27 | 8:00PM 0.34 | 8:45AM 0.28 | 8:33PM 0.36 | 9:20AM 0.29 | 9:06PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02AM 0.08 | 1:43PM 0.12 | 2:38AM 0.06 | 2:20PM 0.11 | 3:12AM 0.04 | 2:54PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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