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Vagabundo surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Vagabundo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vagabundo sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vagabundo today?
The current surf forecast for Vagabundo at 11PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.7m 19s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vagabundo. (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) (?) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 835 | 1497 | 2370 | 4660 | 6765 | 8339 | 25845 | 23384 | 21912 | 20991 | 9614 | 8121 | 8394 | 6679 | 5292 | 4001 | 2904 | 2586 | 1862 | 1329 | 1208 | 998 | 760 | 668 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:57PM 1.50 | 8:12AM 1.64 | 9:01PM 1.54 | 9:16AM 1.61 | 9:57PM 1.60 | 10:12AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40PM 0.57 | 1:53AM 0.72 | 2:44PM 0.59 | 3:04AM 0.70 | 3:39PM 0.57 | 4:04AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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