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Willawahs surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Willawahs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Willawahs sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Willawahs today?
The current surf forecast for Willawahs at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Willawahs. (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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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 535 | 358 | 295 | 290 | 445 | 395 | 549 | 487 | 472 | 546 | 539 | 552 | 566 | 593 | 589 | 576 | 522 | 534 | 493 | 586 | 530 | 530 | 453 | 393 |
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- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42AM 0.96 | 5:48PM 0.65 | 6:23AM 0.98 | 6:31PM 0.65 | 7:04AM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 0.23 | 11:32PM 0.14 | 12:56PM 0.21 | 12:14AM 0.13 | 1:38PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
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