Atakum

Beach break

Samsun, Turquie

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Conditions
6.9/10
Fair
Size
0.60.9 m
hip-high
Wind
8 km/h
SW · Cross-offshore
Swell
0.9 m
6 s · N
Best window · 6h7.2/10 · 0.60.9 m · 7 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the N. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
03h0.71.1711🌤️20°
06hBest0.71.177☁️21°
09h0.71.1712☁️24°
12h0.71.0718☁️25°
15h0.61.0718☁️25°
18h0.71.0715🌤️23°
21h0.61.068🌤️21°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+3) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18hPM 00:30-0.5 mBM 06:30-0.5 mPM 12:30-0.5 mPM 14:30-0.5 mBM 20:30-0.5 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 08:30 GMT+3 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.