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Cinquale surfForecast / West Coast / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cinquale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cinquale sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cinquale today?
The current surf forecast for Cinquale at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cinquale. (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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 144 | 90 | 64 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 0.28 | 7:01PM 0.24 | 8:08AM 0.29 | 7:38PM 0.24 | 8:43AM 0.30 | 8:13PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:31PM 0.12 | 1:23AM 0.04 | 2:11PM 0.11 | 1:57AM 0.03 | 2:49PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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