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Getares surfForecast / Andalucia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Getares surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Getares sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Getares today?
The current surf forecast for Getares at 7AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Getares. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 0.68 | 12:36PM 0.73 | 1:13AM 0.71 | 1:16PM 0.75 | 1:52AM 0.74 | 1:53PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 0.26 | 6:58PM 0.18 | 7:11AM 0.24 | 7:36PM 0.15 | 7:50AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
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