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The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 9AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3479 | 2813 | 2408 | 1899 | 1611 | 1456 | 1333 | 1384 | 1229 | 1382 | 1363 | 1220 | 1102 | 969 | 954 | 865 | 765 | 1654 | 1594 | 1528 | 1208 | 892 | 732 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | WSW | ESE | SE | WSW | N | SSE | SW | SSW | S | SE | ESE | SE | SE | S | SSE | ENE | SE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:23AM 3.92 | 7:47PM 3.46 | 8:21AM 3.72 | 8:46PM 3.22 | 9:25AM 3.53 | 9:52PM 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 0.92 | 1:47AM 0.95 | 2:32PM 1.18 | 2:42AM 1.16 | 3:36PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |

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