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Dracula surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dracula surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dracula sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dracula today?
The current surf forecast for Dracula at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dracula. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2318 | 2305 | 2270 | 2429 | 2340 | 1862 | 2354 | 1952 | 1594 | 1299 | 1103 | 809 | 755 | 772 | 1555 | 2675 | 4025 | 7662 | 14344 | 14688 | 14626 | 13737 | 11892 | 9888 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 2.05 | 8:37AM 2.26 | 9:25PM 2.03 | 9:44AM 2.18 | 10:29PM 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 0.66 | 2:11AM 0.87 | 3:09PM 0.75 | 3:24AM 0.92 | 4:12PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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