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Calita surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Calita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Calita sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Calita today?
The current surf forecast for Calita at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Calita. (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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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 kJ (?) | 267 | 258 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 145 | 106 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 62 | 58 | 314 | 85 | 90 | 167 | 186 | 256 | 240 | 427 | 225 | 154 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 2.55 | 7:49AM 2.84 | 8:32PM 2.44 | 8:52AM 2.70 | 9:39PM 2.41 | 10:00AM 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 1.20 | 2:26PM 1.12 | 2:30AM 1.32 | 3:40PM 1.19 | 3:52AM 1.36 | 4:46PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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