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Racelafaa surfForecast / Central Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Racelafaa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Racelafaa sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Racelafaa today?
The current surf forecast for Racelafaa at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Racelafaa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2253 | 2219 | 2288 | 2176 | 2209 | 2036 | 1874 | 1518 | 1305 | 1050 | 996 | 932 | 844 | 1477 | 2772 | 5851 | 9322 | 11225 | 15392 | 14891 | 13127 | 11649 | 9607 | 7260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 2.24 | 8:31PM 1.92 | 8:50AM 2.11 | 9:37PM 1.89 | 9:56AM 2.03 | 10:41PM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15AM 0.69 | 2:13PM 0.62 | 2:22AM 0.80 | 3:20PM 0.70 | 3:35AM 0.85 | 4:23PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
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