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Chipiona surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chipiona today?
The current surf forecast for Chipiona at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 157 | 196 | 303 | 640 | 1572 | 1336 | 424 | 878 | 582 | 421 | 345 | 236 | 192 | 61 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 114 | 267 | 326 | 396 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:51PM 2.69 | 1:15AM 2.82 | 1:33PM 2.75 | 1:53AM 2.95 | 2:12PM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:47AM 1.11 | 7:01PM 1.01 | 7:27AM 1.00 | 7:36PM 0.94 | 8:03AM 0.89 | 8:08PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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