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Fabregas surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fabregas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fabregas sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fabregas today?
The current surf forecast for Fabregas at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fabregas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 117 | 76 | 37 | 23 | 142 | 98 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 0.19 | 7:27AM 0.23 | 6:45PM 0.18 | 8:02AM 0.24 | 7:23PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 0.11 | 12:34AM 0.04 | 1:34PM 0.10 | 1:05AM 0.04 | 2:16PM 0.10 | 1:38AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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