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Recco surfForecast / West Coast / Italy
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Recco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Recco sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Recco today?
The current surf forecast for Recco at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Recco. (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) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 66 | 92 | 127 | 163 | 138 | 144 | 243 | 249 | 237 | 176 | 119 | 96 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 0.23 | 6:51AM 0.24 | 6:13PM 0.23 | 7:27AM 0.26 | 6:52PM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 0.12 | 12:11AM 0.05 | 12:38PM 0.12 | 12:44AM 0.04 | 1:25PM 0.11 | 1:16AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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