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Cotillo surfForecast / Fuerteventura / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cotillo sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cotillo today?
The current surf forecast for Cotillo at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cotillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 767 | 827 | 821 | 746 | 712 | 700 | 639 | 659 | 545 | 472 | 427 | 421 | 326 | 317 | 257 | 242 | 246 | 272 | 604 | 1141 | 2206 | 2281 | 6617 | 2634 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 1.77 | 6:08AM 2.00 | 6:55PM 1.69 | 7:13AM 1.88 | 8:03PM 1.67 | 8:20AM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM 0.64 | 12:40PM 0.56 | 12:46AM 0.75 | 1:46PM 0.63 | 2:00AM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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