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Menorca - Son Bou surfForecast / Balearic Islands / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Menorca - Son Bou surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Menorca - Son Bou sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Menorca - Son Bou today?
The current surf forecast for Menorca - Son Bou at 9AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Menorca - Son Bou. (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) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 60 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 85 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 0.17 | 6:27PM 0.11 | 8:20AM 0.18 | 7:06PM 0.11 | 8:54AM 0.19 | 7:42PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17PM 0.09 | 12:53AM 0.02 | 3:01PM 0.08 | 1:24AM 0.02 | 3:41PM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
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