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Dracula surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 13 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
17.5° 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 5PM is: 5.0m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dracula. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 15269 | 16284 | 15565 | 14389 | 12499 | 10091 | 7615 | 6128 | 4853 | 3778 | 2801 | 2474 | 1918 | 1429 | 1242 | 1223 | 1162 | 1288 | 1344 | 1203 | 1102 | 969 | 905 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 2.18 | 10:29PM 2.06 | 10:47AM 2.15 | 11:24PM 2.14 | 11:42AM 2.17 | 12:11AM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.78 | 4:34AM 0.90 | 5:06PM 0.76 | 5:32AM 0.82 | 5:53PM 0.71 | 6:20AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
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