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Mallorca - Cala Ratjada surfForecast / Balearic Islands / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mallorca - Cala Ratjada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mallorca - Cala Ratjada sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mallorca - Cala Ratjada today?
The current surf forecast for Mallorca - Cala Ratjada at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mallorca - Cala Ratjada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 82 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 48 | 28 | 33 | 55 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 0.16 | 5:46PM 0.12 | 7:52AM 0.17 | 6:28PM 0.11 | 8:24AM 0.18 | 7:08PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31PM 0.09 | 12:24AM 0.03 | 2:31PM 0.09 | 12:52AM 0.03 | 3:16PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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