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Mandara surfForecast / Mediterranean Coast / Egypt
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 EETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mandara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mandara sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mandara today?
The current surf forecast for Mandara at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mandara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 669 | 732 | 545 | 487 | 253 | 206 | 151 | 125 | 156 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 118 | 91 | 67 | 85 | 111 | 114 | 63 | 47 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 0.18 | 8:10PM 0.22 | 8:55AM 0.18 | 8:43PM 0.23 | 9:29AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 0.05 | 1:54PM 0.08 | 2:48AM 0.04 | 2:30PM 0.07 | 3:21AM 0.03 | 3:04PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
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