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Cripplers surfForecast / Cyprus / Cyprus
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 12 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
21.9° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cripplers today?
The current surf forecast for Cripplers at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cripplers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 kJ (?) | 53 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11AM 0.20 | 5:02PM 0.20 | 4:48AM 0.18 | 6:06PM 0.22 | 6:18AM 0.18 | 6:54PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11PM 0.13 | 10:08AM 0.09 | 11:08PM 0.12 | 11:16AM 0.09 | 12:35AM 0.11 | 12:14PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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