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Valdovino surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Valdovino today?
The current surf forecast for Valdovino at 9AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Valdovino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4504 | 9602 | 11783 | 22783 | 23803 | 22637 | 20284 | 18111 | 16147 | 13818 | 9904 | 8816 | 7506 | 5605 | 4432 | 3737 | 2862 | 2477 | 2197 | 2288 | 2678 | 3247 | 3260 | 3006 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13AM 2.79 | 11:00PM 2.51 | 11:19AM 2.68 | 12:04AM 2.54 | 12:22PM 2.64 | 1:00AM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 0.97 | 4:38PM 0.87 | 4:56AM 1.05 | 5:40PM 0.91 | 6:03AM 1.05 | 6:37PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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