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Barricane surfForecast / Devon (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barricane surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barricane sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barricane today?
The current surf forecast for Barricane at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Barricane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1063 | 1147 | 1014 | 880 | 855 | 843 | 747 | 725 | 423 | 687 | 1433 | 2328 | 2438 | 1731 | 1527 | 6274 | 5855 | 5564 | 5014 | 5326 | 5934 | 6156 | 6449 | 1564 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 7.63 | 4:01AM 7.80 | 4:19PM 7.83 | 4:44AM 8.07 | 5:01PM 8.02 | 5:22AM 8.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 2.66 | 9:43PM 2.52 | 10:01AM 2.39 | 10:27PM 2.27 | 10:44AM 2.14 | 11:05PM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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