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Shipwrecks surfForecast / Cyprus / Cyprus
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 EETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shipwrecks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipwrecks sea temperature is
21.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today?
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 33 | 37 | 76 | 89 | 61 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 0.21 | 3:13AM 0.22 | 5:00PM 0.22 | 4:50AM 0.21 | 6:04PM 0.24 | 6:19AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00AM 0.09 | 9:14PM 0.14 | 10:07AM 0.10 | 11:07PM 0.14 | 11:15AM 0.11 | 12:34AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
| Sunset | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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