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Sopico surfForecast / Cantabria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sopico today?
The current surf forecast for Sopico at 8AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Sopico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 892 | 1083 | 1472 | 1520 | 2167 | 3428 | 4878 | 9773 | 10296 | 9961 | 8956 | 8119 | 7421 | 6410 | 5213 | 4382 | 3926 | 3144 | 2424 | 2119 | 1812 | 1429 | 1266 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 2.80 | 10:21AM 3.01 | 11:05PM 2.73 | 11:27AM 2.89 | 12:10AM 2.75 | 12:30PM 2.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 1.02 | 4:39PM 0.93 | 4:58AM 1.11 | 5:41PM 0.99 | 6:05AM 1.12 | 6:38PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
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