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Noja surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Noja surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noja sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noja today?
The current surf forecast for Noja at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noja. (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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1037 | 1021 | 851 | 1096 | 1830 | 1754 | 1464 | 1155 | 969 | 892 | 1233 | 1299 | 1923 | 3272 | 4219 | 8863 | 10374 | 10670 | 9612 | 8534 | 7812 | 6772 | 5727 | 4382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:57PM 2.98 | 9:18AM 3.22 | 10:00PM 2.83 | 10:22AM 3.04 | 11:07PM 2.76 | 11:29AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 0.87 | 3:37PM 0.81 | 3:52AM 1.03 | 4:40PM 0.95 | 4:59AM 1.12 | 5:43PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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