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Sopico surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sopico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sopico sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sopico today?
The current surf forecast for Sopico at 12AM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sopico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4878 | 9773 | 10296 | 9961 | 8956 | 7812 | 7130 | 6410 | 4981 | 4169 | 3725 | 3144 | 2424 | 2090 | 1812 | 1324 | 1247 | 1247 | 1360 | 1285 | 1346 | 1018 | 996 | 841 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 2.73 | 11:27AM 2.89 | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:30PM 2.86 | 1:06AM 2.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 0.93 | 4:58AM 1.11 | 5:41PM 0.99 | 6:05AM 1.12 | 6:38PM 0.99 | 7:04AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
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