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The current surf forecast for El Sardinero - Primera at 4AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Primera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5373 | 4436 | 3757 | 5368 | 5256 | 5221 | 4446 | 3935 | 4638 | 5221 | 4486 | 4752 | 3250 | 3264 | 7689 | 6488 | 4823 | 4645 | 2107 | 2345 | 3898 | 6599 | 10180 | 10864 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | NW | WNW | NNW | WSW | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | W | SW | NW | NNE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20AM 4.07 | 3:44PM 4.32 | 4:06AM 4.20 | 4:30PM 4.30 | 4:53AM 4.25 | 5:17PM 4.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 0.48 | 9:29AM 0.38 | 9:57PM 0.37 | 10:17AM 0.31 | 10:42PM 0.34 | 11:04AM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |

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