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Espigon surfForecast / Río Negro / Argentina
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Espigon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Espigon sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Espigon today?
The current surf forecast for Espigon at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Espigon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 187 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 169 | 163 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 93 | 91 | 96 | 71 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 161 | 186 | 139 | 85 | 141 | 97 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 3.39 | 6:43AM 3.19 | 7:29PM 3.32 | 7:44AM 3.06 | 8:21PM 3.29 | 8:43AM 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:14PM 0.49 | 12:47AM 1.00 | 1:05PM 0.67 | 1:42AM 1.01 | 1:54PM 0.82 | 2:34AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
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