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Gigaro surfForecast / Mediterranean – Cote d'Azur / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gigaro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gigaro sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gigaro today?
The current surf forecast for Gigaro at 4AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gigaro. (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 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 13 | 215 | 7 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 0.23 | 6:46PM 0.19 | 8:00AM 0.25 | 7:23PM 0.19 | 8:35AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 0.04 | 1:29PM 0.10 | 1:07AM 0.03 | 2:10PM 0.10 | 1:39AM 0.02 | 2:49PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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