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Gilligans surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gilligans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gilligans sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gilligans today?
The current surf forecast for Gilligans at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gilligans. (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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 368 | 363 | 412 | 406 | 286 | 326 | 321 | 235 | 265 | 246 | 212 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 339 | 169 | 190 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 0.80 | 12:19PM 0.70 | 11:55PM 0.70 | 1:25PM 0.74 | 1:01AM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 0.33 | 5:40AM 0.19 | 5:55PM 0.39 | 6:26AM 0.22 | 7:38PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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