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Empuriabrava surfForecast / Catalunia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Empuriabrava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Empuriabrava sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Empuriabrava today?
The current surf forecast for Empuriabrava at 9AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Empuriabrava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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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) (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 0.11 | 2:49PM 0.20 | 4:06AM 0.13 | 3:37PM 0.19 | 5:16AM 0.15 | 4:22PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 0.07 | 10:14PM 0.06 | 8:51AM 0.09 | 10:48PM 0.06 | 10:24AM 0.10 | 11:17PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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