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Fragata surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fragata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fragata sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fragata today?
The current surf forecast for Fragata at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fragata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 |
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 kJ (?) | 1700 | 1560 | 1471 | 1449 | 1245 | 1207 | 1152 | 1422 | 1357 | 1240 | 1138 | 975 | 893 | 778 | 673 | 547 | 461 | 485 | 582 | 756 | 931 | 1091 | 1175 | 2757 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | 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) | 12:50AM 0.84 | 1:33PM 0.61 | 1:50AM 0.78 | 2:42PM 0.61 | 2:55AM 0.72 | 3:52PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04PM 0.18 | 7:18AM 0.18 | 7:03PM 0.23 | 8:17AM 0.22 | 8:11PM 0.28 | 9:18AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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