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Niega surfForecast / Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Niega surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Niega sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Niega today?
The current surf forecast for Niega at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Niega. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 108 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 137 | 132 | 132 | 159 | 154 | 154 | 147 | 144 | 141 | 138 | 135 | 108 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 153 | 123 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:37PM 1.04 | 10:46AM 0.75 | 11:33PM 1.02 | 12:15PM 0.75 | 12:24AM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 0.34 | 5:20AM 0.47 | 4:37PM 0.42 | 6:22AM 0.43 | 5:40PM 0.47 | 7:13AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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