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Dolphinarium surfForecast / Tel Aviv and South / Israel
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dolphinarium surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphinarium sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dolphinarium today?
The current surf forecast for Dolphinarium at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Dolphinarium. (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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 71 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 0.28 | 6:21AM 0.25 | 6:44PM 0.30 | 7:22AM 0.26 | 7:24PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15AM 0.13 | 12:27AM 0.14 | 12:15PM 0.13 | 1:21AM 0.11 | 1:03PM 0.12 | 2:02AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 |
| Sunset | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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