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Shipwrecks surfForecast / Cyprus / Cyprus
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shipwrecks today?
The current surf forecast for Shipwrecks at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shipwrecks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 0.23 | 8:41PM 0.31 | 9:24AM 0.24 | 9:14PM 0.32 | 9:56AM 0.25 | 9:46PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:21PM 0.09 | 3:21AM 0.04 | 2:55PM 0.08 | 3:54AM 0.03 | 3:27PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
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