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Vazon Bay - Reef surfForecast / Guernsey / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Vazon Bay - Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vazon Bay - Reef sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vazon Bay - Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Vazon Bay - Reef at 12PM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Vazon Bay - Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2281 | 4802 | 3700 | 6731 | 6953 | 6804 | 6111 | 5172 | 4714 | 4284 | 3342 | 2627 | 2109 | 1534 | 1163 | 998 | 780 | 746 | 826 | 964 | 1091 | 1308 | 1391 | 1510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 6.26 | 12:45AM 5.94 | 1:10PM 5.98 | 1:54AM 5.87 | 2:20PM 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:52AM 2.33 | 6:30PM 2.20 | 6:58AM 2.59 | 7:34PM 2.40 | 8:06AM 2.65 | 8:38PM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
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