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Valnäs - Nord Koster surfForecast / Kattegat and Skagerrack / Sweden
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 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
6.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Valnäs - Nord Koster. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 542 | 332 | 162 | 0 | 45 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 188 | 151 | 128 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 596 | 966 | 1044 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:08PM 0.26 | 11:28AM 0.29 | 12:00AM 0.25 | 12:19PM 0.29 | 12:49AM 0.24 | 1:06PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:41AM 0.05 | 5:41PM 0.03 | 5:38AM 0.04 | 6:38PM 0.03 | 6:28AM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
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