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Appelviken surfForecast / Kattegat and Skagerrack / Sweden
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Appelviken surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Appelviken sea temperature is
6.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Appelviken today?
The current surf forecast for Appelviken at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Appelviken. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 41 | 59 | 98 | 110 | 110 | 97 | 114 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10AM 0.10 | 2:25PM 0.13 | 3:01AM 0.09 | 3:17PM 0.13 | 3:48AM 0.09 | 4:07PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 0.02 | 9:05PM 0.00 | 8:47AM 0.01 | 9:56PM 0.00 | 9:30AM 0.01 | 10:42PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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