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Choroni - El Malecon surfForecast / Zona del Centro / Venezuela
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Choroni - El Malecon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Choroni - El Malecon sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Choroni - El Malecon today?
The current surf forecast for Choroni - El Malecon at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Choroni - El Malecon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 185 | 175 | 165 | 170 | 204 | 261 | 253 | 216 | 222 | 222 | 163 | 163 | 142 | 192 | 266 | 230 | 119 | 164 | 216 | 222 | 186 | 202 | 288 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 0.27 | 1:47PM 0.26 | 6:29PM 0.27 | 8:44AM 0.30 | 7:19PM 0.22 | 9:00AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:12AM 0.09 | 11:36AM 0.25 | 3:21PM 0.25 | 1:09AM 0.12 | 4:52PM 0.21 | 12:31AM 0.14 | 5:46PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
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