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Nemina surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nemina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nemina sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Nemina today?
The current surf forecast for Nemina at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nemina. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7294 | 5601 | 5372 | 11611 | 15030 | 25260 | 25213 | 24630 | 20794 | 19822 | 17353 | 13855 | 10162 | 8713 | 7207 | 5199 | 4505 | 3815 | 2886 | 2537 | 2440 | 2440 | 3172 | 3606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:39PM 2.43 | 9:59AM 2.66 | 10:45PM 2.38 | 11:05AM 2.55 | 11:49PM 2.41 | 12:07PM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34AM 0.93 | 4:27PM 0.82 | 4:43AM 1.01 | 5:29PM 0.87 | 5:52AM 1.01 | 6:25PM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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