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Chipiona surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chipiona surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chipiona sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chipiona today?
The current surf forecast for Chipiona at 9PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Chipiona. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 87 | 90 | 246 | 186 | 256 | 321 | 418 | 408 | 404 | 290 | 193 | 183 | 127 | 124 | 69 | 68 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 47 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:39PM 2.41 | 10:00AM 2.61 | 10:46PM 2.45 | 11:05AM 2.60 | 11:45PM 2.55 | 12:02PM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:40PM 1.19 | 3:52AM 1.36 | 4:46PM 1.19 | 5:04AM 1.32 | 5:40PM 1.15 | 6:01AM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - |
| Sunset | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
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