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Valnäs - Nord Koster surfForecast / Kattegat and Skagerrack / Sweden
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Valnäs - Nord Koster surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Valnäs - Nord Koster sea temperature is
7.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Valnäs - Nord Koster today?
The current surf forecast for Valnäs - Nord Koster at 8AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Valnäs - Nord Koster. (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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 38 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 53 | 128 | 146 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 805 | 871 | 939 | 893 | 875 | 875 | 849 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:00AM 0.25 | 12:19PM 0.29 | 12:49AM 0.24 | 1:06PM 0.29 | 1:33AM 0.24 | 1:50PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 0.04 | 6:38PM 0.03 | 6:28AM 0.04 | 7:23PM 0.03 | 7:10AM 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
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