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Sulima surfForecast / Sierra Leone / Sierra Leone
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sulima surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sulima sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sulima today?
The current surf forecast for Sulima at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sulima. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 44 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 18 | 74 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 0.92 | 12:33AM 1.18 | 1:21PM 0.92 | 1:31AM 1.13 | 2:29PM 0.94 | 2:27AM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 0.38 | 7:06AM 0.37 | 6:48PM 0.46 | 8:07AM 0.36 | 8:00PM 0.50 | 9:00AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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