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Ashkelon Shimshon surfForecast / Tel Aviv and South / Israel

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 IDT
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Ashkelon Shimshon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ashkelon Shimshon sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ashkelon Shimshon today?

The current surf forecast for Ashkelon Shimshon at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Ashkelon Shimshon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)788888888777777666666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571911911911961701451571261048173705150373526181813887
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.39
1:11AM
0.29
1:03PM
0.36
2:03AM
0.25
1:50PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.08
7:03PM
0.03
6:44AM
0.11
7:54PM
0.07
7:21AM
0.14
9:05PM
0.10
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:05------
Sunset----7:13-------7:14-------7:15---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718181817171716171818171716151516181918171716
Feels °C (?)131314141516161514151515141615141415161514141515
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