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Indicas surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Indicas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indicas sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indicas today?
The current surf forecast for Indicas at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Indicas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 145 | 69 | 102 | 109 | 95 | 192 | 163 | 197 | 212 | 193 | 202 | 181 | 189 | 524 | 1076 | 1337 | 1237 | 783 | 983 | 962 | 884 | 650 | 500 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | 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) | 2:37PM 0.75 | 3:30AM 0.90 | 3:27PM 0.70 | 4:17AM 0.92 | 4:14PM 0.67 | 4:59AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:48PM 0.17 | 9:46AM 0.29 | 9:28PM 0.17 | 10:39AM 0.28 | 10:08PM 0.17 | 11:27AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 34 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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