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Villarrube surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Villarrube surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Villarrube sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Villarrube today?
The current surf forecast for Villarrube at 2PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Villarrube. (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) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 5614 | 5922 | 5648 | 4912 | 4615 | 4338 | 4078 | 3584 | 3010 | 2477 | 1968 | 1548 | 1507 | 1996 | 5709 | 28241 | 31683 | 30469 | 30199 | 25061 | 20305 | 19010 | 18585 | 18980 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 2.73 | 2:30AM 2.87 | 2:49PM 2.81 | 3:08AM 2.99 | 3:28PM 2.89 | 3:44AM 3.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 0.88 | 8:09PM 0.79 | 8:36AM 0.76 | 8:49PM 0.71 | 9:16AM 0.65 | 9:27PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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