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Ponzos surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ponzos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponzos sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ponzos today?
The current surf forecast for Ponzos at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ponzos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2143 | 2288 | 2820 | 2891 | 2975 | 2930 | 2732 | 2889 | 3198 | 3567 | 2760 | 1852 | 4636 | 4334 | 4834 | 5864 | 6336 | 6336 | 6001 | 5417 | 4927 | 4709 | 4439 | 3919 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:18PM 2.61 | 12:55AM 2.61 | 1:13PM 2.63 | 1:42AM 2.72 | 2:00PM 2.69 | 2:24AM 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:34PM 0.90 | 7:00AM 0.98 | 7:22PM 0.85 | 7:49AM 0.87 | 8:05PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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