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Termales surfForecast / Pacific / Colombia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Termales surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Termales sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Termales today?
The current surf forecast for Termales at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Termales. (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) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:29PM 2.65 | 1:34AM 2.87 | 2:15PM 2.73 | 2:18AM 2.93 | 2:57PM 2.83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.82 | 7:23PM 1.04 | 7:58AM 0.71 | 8:10PM 0.97 | 8:40AM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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