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Briech surfForecast / Tangier to Rabat / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Briech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Briech sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Briech today?
The current surf forecast for Briech at 7AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Briech. (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) (?) | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 902 | 2060 | 940 | 1380 | 1285 | 2343 | 4559 | 6090 | 7043 | 7790 | 6291 | 4611 | 3478 | 2843 | 2254 | 1876 | 1510 | 1206 | 1026 | 908 | 745 | 608 | 1119 | 2073 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36AM 2.25 | 12:55PM 2.21 | 1:16AM 2.35 | 1:37PM 2.27 | 1:54AM 2.44 | 2:16PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49AM 0.72 | 7:03PM 0.67 | 7:31AM 0.61 | 7:41PM 0.61 | 8:09AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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