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Cripplers surfForecast / Cyprus / Cyprus
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 11 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
22.0° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 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 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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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 54 | 74 | 53 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:58AM 0.23 | 3:41PM 0.19 | 3:11AM 0.20 | 5:02PM 0.20 | 4:48AM 0.18 | 6:06PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02AM 0.07 | 9:11PM 0.13 | 10:08AM 0.09 | 11:08PM 0.12 | 11:16AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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