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River No. 2 surfForecast / Sierra Leone / Sierra Leone
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
River No. 2 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's River No. 2 sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at River No. 2 today?
The current surf forecast for River No. 2 at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at River No. 2. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:07AM 2.09 | 5:42PM 2.15 | 5:49AM 2.13 | 6:21PM 2.23 | 6:30AM 2.17 | 7:00PM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:25AM 0.47 | 11:47PM 0.63 | 12:00PM 0.39 | 12:24AM 0.55 | 12:34PM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
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