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Xivares surfForecast / Asturias / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Xivares surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Xivares sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Xivares today?
The current surf forecast for Xivares at 6AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Xivares. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3143 | 1779 | 2521 | 2006 | 1803 | 1537 | 1438 | 1053 | 865 | 944 | 1144 | 5076 | 16400 | 17073 | 15128 | 15302 | 12224 | 10449 | 10938 | 10841 | 11359 | 10769 | 11042 | 11319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 3.43 | 2:49PM 3.36 | 3:09AM 3.55 | 3:27PM 3.42 | 3:45AM 3.65 | 4:04PM 3.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 1.16 | 8:46AM 1.14 | 8:57PM 1.07 | 9:24AM 1.02 | 9:33PM 0.99 | 10:00AM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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