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Panoramas surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Panoramas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Panoramas sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Panoramas today?
The current surf forecast for Panoramas at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Panoramas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 427 | 434 | 263 | 277 | 833 | 1365 | 2069 | 1425 | 1501 | 898 | 949 | 875 | 679 | 2574 | 739 | 357 | 361 | 714 | 344 | 563 | 488 | 1138 | 1994 | 2475 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29PM 2.20 | 12:51AM 2.33 | 1:11PM 2.27 | 1:29AM 2.42 | 1:49PM 2.33 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.72 | 6:33PM 0.65 | 7:00AM 0.61 | 7:11PM 0.58 | 7:38AM 0.51 | 7:48PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
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