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Rabina surfForecast / West Coast / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rabina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rabina sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rabina today?
The current surf forecast for Rabina at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rabina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:50AM 0.23 | 6:10PM 0.21 | 7:26AM 0.25 | 6:49PM 0.21 | 8:01AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:08AM 0.05 | 12:40PM 0.11 | 12:40AM 0.04 | 1:26PM 0.11 | 1:12AM 0.03 | 2:07PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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