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Chipiona surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chipiona today?
The current surf forecast for Chipiona at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chipiona. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 26 | 23 | 47 | 43 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 181 | 390 | 491 | 742 | 1866 | 2209 | 530 | 515 | 1121 | 794 | 506 | 350 | 280 | 229 | 176 | 59 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 2.63 | 12:34AM 2.69 | 12:51PM 2.69 | 1:15AM 2.82 | 1:33PM 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:01AM 1.22 | 6:24PM 1.08 | 6:47AM 1.11 | 7:01PM 1.01 | 7:27AM 1.00 | 7:36PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
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