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Tifnit surfForecast / Southern Morocco / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tifnit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tifnit sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tifnit today?
The current surf forecast for Tifnit at 9PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tifnit. (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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 495 | 546 | 863 | 1606 | 3007 | 4518 | 9634 | 4846 | 4495 | 4660 | 4293 | 6942 | 5205 | 4004 | 3369 | 2624 | 1836 | 1459 | 1253 | 1004 | 821 | 669 | 669 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:24PM 2.00 | 9:43AM 2.15 | 10:28PM 2.04 | 10:45AM 2.12 | 11:22PM 2.12 | 11:40AM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 0.74 | 3:22AM 0.90 | 4:09PM 0.77 | 4:32AM 0.88 | 5:05PM 0.75 | 5:30AM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 13 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
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