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Zeneta surfForecast / Rabat to Casblanca / Morocco
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Zeneta today?
The current surf forecast for Zeneta at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zeneta. (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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2419 | 2614 | 2614 | 2511 | 2187 | 1922 | 1651 | 1279 | 1053 | 1102 | 1050 | 1737 | 4544 | 8713 | 10319 | 14136 | 14659 | 13796 | 12548 | 10407 | 8220 | 5748 | 4586 | 3905 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:56AM 3.14 | 8:45PM 2.80 | 9:03AM 3.02 | 9:55PM 2.78 | 10:12AM 2.96 | 10:59PM 2.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:30PM 1.36 | 2:43AM 1.59 | 3:38PM 1.44 | 3:55AM 1.63 | 4:42PM 1.45 | 5:02AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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