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Cripplers surfForecast / Cyprus / Cyprus
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 EETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cripplers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cripplers sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cripplers today?
The current surf forecast for Cripplers at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cripplers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 3 | 23 | 52 | 78 | 80 | 60 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 0.25 | 8:11AM 0.20 | 8:09PM 0.27 | 8:50AM 0.20 | 8:42PM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 0.09 | 2:15AM 0.06 | 1:43PM 0.08 | 2:51AM 0.04 | 2:20PM 0.08 | 3:24AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
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