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Barceloneta surfForecast / Catalunia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barceloneta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barceloneta sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Barceloneta today?
The current surf forecast for Barceloneta at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barceloneta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 100 | 136 | 202 | 92 | 179 | 196 | 178 | 115 | 84 | 88 | 81 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | on | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 0.18 | 6:11PM 0.11 | 8:00AM 0.19 | 6:50PM 0.10 | 8:35AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03AM 0.03 | 2:01PM 0.08 | 12:32AM 0.02 | 2:47PM 0.08 | 1:03AM 0.02 | 3:28PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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