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Surf Forecasts:
The current surf forecast for Gigaro at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Feb) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Feb) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Feb) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Gigaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | SW | S | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | S | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 129 | 508 | 675 | 1112 | 1456 | 2014 | 1637 | 1273 | 1350 | 2 | 660 | 549 | 1288 | 909 | 161 | 124 | 71 | 38 | 25 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SSW | SSE | S | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NNE | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 0.21 | 10:01AM 0.29 | 9:58PM 0.21 | 10:32AM 0.28 | 10:40PM 0.21 | 11:04AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.06 | 3:22AM 0.00 | 4:21PM 0.05 | 3:58AM 0.01 | 4:54PM 0.04 | 4:36AM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - |
| Sunset | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
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