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Maspalomas surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Maspalomas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maspalomas sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Maspalomas today?
The current surf forecast for Maspalomas at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Maspalomas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:48AM 1.63 | 7:42PM 1.42 | 7:56AM 1.56 | 8:47PM 1.45 | 9:00AM 1.53 | 9:42PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.55 | 1:36AM 0.70 | 2:29PM 0.56 | 2:49AM 0.68 | 3:24PM 0.55 | 3:50AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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