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Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq surfForecast / Mediterranean / Malta
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 9km away, Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay) Webcam - TOURISMO Malta Pilot.
How big are the waves at Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq today?
The current surf forecast for Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq at 8AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Baħar Iċ-Ċagħaq. (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 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 54 | 88 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 0.14 | 1:32AM 0.18 | 1:33PM 0.15 | 2:05AM 0.19 | 2:05PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 0.05 | 7:01PM 0.03 | 7:50AM 0.04 | 7:35PM 0.02 | 8:20AM 0.04 | 8:08PM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
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