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Philippes surfForecast / Senegal / Senegal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Philippes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Philippes sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Philippes today?
The current surf forecast for Philippes at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Philippes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 394 | 389 | 418 | 424 | 588 | 803 | 993 | 2248 | 2737 | 2995 | 3150 | 3208 | 6419 | 5859 | 5392 | 4784 | 4219 | 3623 | 2994 | 2487 | 2344 | 1930 | 1679 | 949 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:37AM 1.04 | 4:32PM 0.92 | 4:41AM 0.99 | 5:33PM 0.95 | 5:41AM 0.96 | 6:24PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 0.31 | 10:15PM 0.41 | 10:59AM 0.31 | 11:23PM 0.39 | 11:51AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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