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Valdovino surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Valdovino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Valdovino sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Valdovino today?
The current surf forecast for Valdovino at 2PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Valdovino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4041 | 4152 | 3113 | 2535 | 5006 | 4770 | 5789 | 5163 | 6491 | 6402 | 5956 | 5630 | 5181 | 5146 | 4327 | 3919 | 3365 | 2682 | 2240 | 1651 | 869 | 1836 | 9889 | 31419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 2.66 | 1:47AM 2.74 | 2:06PM 2.72 | 2:29AM 2.87 | 2:48PM 2.80 | 3:07AM 2.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 0.99 | 7:25PM 0.86 | 7:52AM 0.88 | 8:09PM 0.79 | 8:35AM 0.76 | 8:48PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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