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Cotillo surfForecast / Fuerteventura / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cotillo sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cotillo today?
The current surf forecast for Cotillo at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 545 | 472 | 400 | 421 | 326 | 261 | 209 | 390 | 162 | 394 | 777 | 1418 | 2227 | 2357 | 2753 | 3701 | 6587 | 3361 | 2041 | 3298 | 1748 | 2056 | 1532 | 1311 |
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 | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:55PM 1.69 | 7:13AM 1.88 | 8:03PM 1.67 | 8:20AM 1.81 | 9:08PM 1.71 | 9:23AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 0.56 | 12:46AM 0.75 | 1:46PM 0.63 | 2:00AM 0.79 | 2:50PM 0.66 | 3:11AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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