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Cotillo surfForecast / Fuerteventura / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cotillo sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cotillo today?
The current surf forecast for Cotillo at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cotillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 447 | 186 | 178 | 175 | 170 | 212 | 435 | 595 | 1613 | 1443 | 1110 | 1043 | 989 | 849 | 849 | 711 | 346 | 268 | 386 | 283 | 268 | 859 | 1031 | 1976 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 1.84 | 11:30PM 1.95 | 11:49AM 1.89 | 12:08AM 2.03 | 12:28PM 1.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 0.62 | 5:13PM 0.54 | 5:41AM 0.52 | 5:51PM 0.48 | 6:19AM 0.43 | 6:27PM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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