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Indicas surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 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 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Indicas. (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) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 101 | 137 | 134 | 95 | 70 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 123 | 143 | 143 | 147 | 172 | 206 | 184 | 220 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43AM 0.85 | 1:47PM 0.82 | 2:39AM 0.87 | 2:37PM 0.75 | 3:30AM 0.90 | 3:27PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 0.27 | 8:06PM 0.17 | 8:48AM 0.29 | 8:48PM 0.17 | 9:46AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
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