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Zeneta surfForecast / Rabat to Casblanca / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zeneta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zeneta sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Zeneta today?
The current surf forecast for Zeneta at 12PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Zeneta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1178 | 2883 | 4304 | 5383 | 6683 | 6350 | 7906 | 8493 | 8723 | 7894 | 6237 | 4935 | 4391 | 3677 | 3208 | 2600 | 2180 | 1915 | 1619 | 1335 | 3549 | 7382 | 12763 | 11704 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 3.03 | 1:20AM 3.14 | 1:37PM 3.09 | 1:56AM 3.24 | 2:16PM 3.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:49AM 1.40 | 7:06PM 1.31 | 7:31AM 1.29 | 7:44PM 1.25 | 8:10AM 1.20 | 8:19PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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