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Dracula surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dracula today?
The current surf forecast for Dracula at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dracula. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2801 | 2474 | 1918 | 1541 | 1242 | 1223 | 1162 | 1398 | 1443 | 1403 | 1102 | 984 | 905 | 1086 | 661 | 752 | 1801 | 2776 | 3119 | 3346 | 6115 | 4491 | 4391 | 4105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM 2.14 | 11:42AM 2.17 | 12:11AM 2.24 | 12:30PM 2.21 | 12:52AM 2.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06PM 0.76 | 5:32AM 0.82 | 5:53PM 0.71 | 6:20AM 0.72 | 6:34PM 0.65 | 7:01AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - |
| Sunset | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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