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Nemina surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nemina today?
The current surf forecast for Nemina at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nemina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3344 | 3244 | 3150 | 6251 | 5476 | 5693 | 6123 | 7074 | 7143 | 7161 | 6737 | 6179 | 5880 | 5336 | 4935 | 4231 | 3451 | 2938 | 2206 | 1731 | 996 | 1962 | 14656 | 36771 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM 2.52 | 1:34AM 2.61 | 1:52PM 2.58 | 2:15AM 2.73 | 2:35PM 2.66 | 2:54AM 2.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 0.82 | 7:41AM 0.85 | 7:57PM 0.76 | 8:25AM 0.73 | 8:37PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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