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Cotillo surfForecast / Fuerteventura / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cotillo sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cotillo today?
The current surf forecast for Cotillo at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cotillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4052 | 3256 | 2588 | 2005 | 1606 | 1241 | 949 | 800 | 509 | 631 | 250 | 241 | 295 | 189 | 110 | 134 | 293 | 407 | 387 | 218 | 178 | 175 | 186 | 322 |
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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:08PM 1.71 | 9:23AM 1.78 | 10:03PM 1.78 | 10:19AM 1.80 | 10:50PM 1.86 | 11:07AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 0.77 | 3:45PM 0.64 | 4:10AM 0.71 | 4:32PM 0.60 | 4:59AM 0.62 | 5:13PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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