About Pico Alto
South America's most famous big wave. Breaks 700m offshore over flat rock and sand bottom. Can reach up to 15 meters. Fast, hollow and powerful, favoring the right. Only for expert surfers with big wave experience.
Characteristics
🔴 Expert
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🌊 Big wave reef break
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📅 March - August
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🏖️ Rock, Sand
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➡️ Rights, Lefts
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-12.3351°, -76.8345°
Lima
Current Conditions
Poor
4/10
Waves
1.4m
11.3s period
Primary Swell
1.1m
7.2s
S
Wind
7 km/h
Gusts 10 km/h
S
Secondary Swell
0.9m
7.1s
SSW
Temp.
21.6°C
🧥
3/2mm
Wetsuit Guide
25°C+ 🩳 Boardshorts
22-24°C 🦺 Shorty 2mm
18-21°C 🧥 3/2mm
14-17°C 🥶 4/3mm
<14°C 🧊 5/4mm
UV
0.0
Low
UV Index
0-2 Low
3-5 Moderate
6-7 High
8-10 Very High
11+ Extreme
Sun
06:04
18:37
Plan your dawn patrol or sunset session
Current
0.12 m/s
SSE
Tide
Falling
Low Tide 06:40 - 0.00m
Weekly Summary
Tomorrow
1.4m-1.5m
S
S
S
6 km/h
🌗
Wed
1.5m-1.5m
SSW
SW
SW
5 km/h
🌗
Thu
1.3m-1.4m
SW
SW
SW
0 km/h
🌗
Fri
1.3m-1.4m
SW
SW
SW
0 km/h
🌗
Sat
1.4m-1.5m
SSW
SSW
SSW
0 km/h
🌘
Sun
1.3m-1.4m
SSW
SSW
SSW
0 km/h
🌘
Mon
1.1m-1.3m
SSW
S
S
0 km/h
🌘
Tue
1.0m-1.1m
S
S
S
0 km/h
🌑
Wed
1.0m-1.1m
SSW
S
S
0 km/h
🌑
Thu
1.1m-1.1m
S
0 km/h
🌑
Day Block Forecast
Tides:
06:40
(0.00m)
11:40
(0.00m)
Morning
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
186° S
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m
7s
⚡ 13.7 kJ
Midday
Flat
1.4m - 1.4m
186° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m
7s
⚡ 13.7 kJ
Afternoon
Poor
1.5m - 1.5m
187° S
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m
8s
⚡ 15.8 kJ
Night
Fair
1.4m - 1.5m
188° S
Period: 7s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m
9s
⚡ 13.7 kJ
Tides:
07:10
(-0.03m)
12:10
(-0.03m)
Morning
Good
1.5m - 1.5m
222° SW
Period: 14s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m
14s
⚡ 31.5 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.5m - 1.5m
220° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m
13s
⚡ 29.3 kJ
Afternoon
Good
1.5m - 1.5m
219° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m
13s
⚡ 29.3 kJ
Night
Good
1.5m - 1.5m
222° SW
Period: 13s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m
12s
⚡ 29.3 kJ
Tides:
00:20
(0.87m)
05:20
(0.87m)
Morning
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
220° SW
Period: 12s
0 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m
12s
⚡ 23.5 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
218° SW
Period: 12s
0 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m
12s
⚡ 20.3 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
218° SW
Period: 11s
0 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m
11s
⚡ 18.6 kJ
Night
Good
1.4m - 1.4m
222° SW
Period: 12s
0 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m
12s
⚡ 23.5 kJ
Tides:
19:30
(0.42m)
Morning
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
214° SW
Period: 11s
0 km/h
⚡ 18.6 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
210° SSW
Period: 11s
0 km/h
⚡ 18.6 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
201° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 15.2 kJ
Night
Fair
1.3m - 1.4m
215° SW
Period: 10s
0 km/h
⚡ 16.9 kJ
Tides:
00:30
(0.42m)
01:20
(0.88m)
06:20
(0.88m)
15:10
(0.70m)
20:10
(0.70m)
Morning
Fair
1.5m - 1.5m
197° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 20.3 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.5m - 1.5m
196° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 20.3 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.5m - 1.5m
196° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 20.3 kJ
Night
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
198° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 17.6 kJ
Tides:
01:50
(0.87m)
08:50
(-0.05m)
20:40
(0.37m)
Morning
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
195° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 17.6 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
193° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 17.6 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.3m - 1.3m
193° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 15.2 kJ
Night
Fair
1.4m - 1.4m
195° SSW
Period: 9s
0 km/h
⚡ 17.6 kJ
Morning
Fair
1.2m - 1.2m
191° S
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 11.5 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.2m - 1.2m
190° S
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 11.5 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.1m - 1.2m
190° S
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 9.7 kJ
Night
Fair
1.2m - 1.3m
192° SSW
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 11.5 kJ
Morning
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
189° S
Period: 7s
0 km/h
⚡ 8.5 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
189° S
Period: 7s
0 km/h
⚡ 8.5 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.0m - 1.0m
193° SSW
Period: 7s
0 km/h
⚡ 7 kJ
Night
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
189° S
Period: 7s
0 km/h
⚡ 8.5 kJ
Morning
Fair
1.0m - 1.0m
187° S
Period: 6s
0 km/h
⚡ 6 kJ
Midday
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
190° S
Period: 6s
0 km/h
⚡ 7.3 kJ
Afternoon
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
214° SW
Period: 11s
0 km/h
⚡ 13.3 kJ
Night
Fair
1.0m - 1.1m
194° SSW
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 8 kJ
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
Night
Fair
1.1m - 1.1m
191° S
Period: 8s
0 km/h
⚡ 9.7 kJ
Hourly Forecast
Open-Meteo Copernicus| Hour | Waves | Period | Swell | Dir. | Wind | Secondary Swell | Current | UV | Tide | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Feb 00:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 7 km/h | 0.9m / 7s SSW | 0.12 m/s | 0.0 | 0.82m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 01:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 5 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.73m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 02:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 5 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.59m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 03:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 3 km/h | 0.9m / 7s S | - | 0.0 | 0.42m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 04:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 2 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.24m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 05:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 2 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.10m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 06:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 4 km/h | 0.9m / 7s S | 0.05 m/s | 0.0 | 0.02m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 07:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 4 km/h | - | - | 0.2 | 0.01m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 08:00 | 1.4m | 11s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 3 km/h | - | - | 1.0 | 0.07m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 09:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 4 km/h | 0.9m / 7s S | - | 4.0 | 0.18m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 10:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 7 km/h | - | - | 6.4 | 0.32m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 11:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.1m / 7s | S | 10 km/h | - | - | 8.4 | 0.45m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 12:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.0m / 7s | S | 12 km/h | 0.9m / 7s S | 0.08 m/s | 9.4 | 0.56m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 13:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.0m / 7s | S | 12 km/h | - | - | 9.4 | 0.61m |
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| Tue 10 Feb 14:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.0m / 7s | S | 12 km/h | - | - | 8.8 | 0.62m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 15:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.0m / 7s | S | 11 km/h | 0.9m / 8s S | - | 7.3 | 0.58m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 16:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 7s | S | 10 km/h | - | - | 5.0 | 0.53m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 17:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 10 km/h | - | - | 3.0 | 0.48m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 18:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 9 km/h | 0.9m / 8s S | 0.11 m/s | 1.0 | 0.47m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 19:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 8 km/h | - | - | 0.1 | 0.50m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 20:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 5 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.57m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 21:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 4 km/h | 0.9m / 12s SW | - | 0.0 | 0.67m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 22:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 6s | S | 3 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.77m |
|
| Tue 10 Feb 23:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 8s | SSW | 3 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.84m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 00:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 12s | SSW | 3 km/h | 0.9m / 12s SW | 0.18 m/s | 0.0 | 0.85m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 01:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.0m / 14s | SW | 2 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.80m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 02:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 1 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.68m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 03:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 2 km/h | 1.0m / 12s SW | - | 0.0 | 0.51m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 04:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 1 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.32m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 05:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 1 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.15m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 06:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 0 km/h | 1.0m / 14s SW | 0.26 m/s | 0.0 | 0.02m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 07:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 0 km/h | - | - | 0.2 | -0.03m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 08:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 14s | SW | 2 km/h | - | - | 1.8 | 0.00m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 09:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 3 km/h | 1.0m / 14s SW | - | 3.8 | 0.10m |
|
| Wed 11 Feb 10:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 7 km/h | - | - | 5.8 | 0.24m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 11:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 10 km/h | - | - | 6.7 | 0.39m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 12:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 11 km/h | 1.1m / 13s SW | 0.30 m/s | 4.9 | 0.53m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 13:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 12 km/h | - | - | 6.0 | 0.61m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 14:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 11 km/h | - | - | 8.1 | 0.64m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 15:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 10 km/h | 1.1m / 13s SW | - | 5.0 | 0.62m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 16:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 8 km/h | - | - | 2.5 | 0.57m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 17:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 8 km/h | - | - | 2.5 | 0.51m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 18:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 9 km/h | 1.1m / 13s SW | 0.14 m/s | 1.1 | 0.47m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 19:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 13s | SW | 9 km/h | - | - | 0.1 | 0.47m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 20:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 12s | SW | 8 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.52m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 21:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 12s | SW | 6 km/h | 1.1m / 13s SW | - | 0.0 | 0.61m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 22:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 12s | SW | 3 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.72m |
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| Wed 11 Feb 23:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.1m / 12s | SW | 4 km/h | - | - | 0.0 | 0.81m |
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| Thu 12 Feb 00:00 | 1.4m | 16s | 1.0m / 13s | SW | - | 1.1m / 13s SW | 0.15 m/s | - | 0.86m |
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| Thu 12 Feb 03:00 | 1.4m | 15s | 1.0m / 12s | SW | - | 1.1m / 12s SW | - | - | 0.60m |
|
| Thu 12 Feb 06:00 | 1.4m | 15s | 1.0m / 12s | SW | - | 1.0m / 12s SW | 0.19 m/s | - | 0.05m |
|
| Thu 12 Feb 09:00 | 1.3m | 15s | 1.0m / 12s | SW | - | 1.0m / 12s SW | - | - | 0.03m |
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| Thu 12 Feb 12:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.0m / 12s | SW | - | 1.0m / 12s SW | 0.20 m/s | - | 0.49m |
|
| Thu 12 Feb 15:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.0m / 11s | SW | - | 1.0m / 11s SW | - | - | 0.65m |
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| Thu 12 Feb 18:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.0m / 11s | SW | - | 1.0m / 11s SW | 0.14 m/s | - | 0.47m |
|
| Thu 12 Feb 21:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.0m / 11s | SW | - | - | - | - | 0.55m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 00:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 0.9m / 11s | SW | - | - | 0.18 m/s | - | 0.85m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 03:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 0.9m / 11s | SW | - | - | - | - | 0.69m |
|
| Fri 13 Feb 06:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 0.9m / 11s | SW | - | - | 0.25 m/s | - | 0.11m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 09:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 0.9m / 11s | SSW | - | - | - | - | -0.02m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 12:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 0.9m / 11s | SSW | - | - | 0.27 m/s | - | 0.44m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 15:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.1m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.68m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 18:00 | 1.3m | 14s | 1.2m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.18 m/s | - | 0.48m |
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| Fri 13 Feb 21:00 | 1.4m | 14s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.49m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 00:00 | 1.4m | 14s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.11 m/s | - | 0.82m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 03:00 | 1.4m | 13s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.76m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 06:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.14 m/s | - | 0.19m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 09:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | -0.04m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 12:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.16 m/s | - | 0.38m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 15:00 | 1.5m | 13s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.70m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 18:00 | 1.5m | 12s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.08 m/s | - | 0.51m |
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| Sat 14 Feb 21:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.4m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.42m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 00:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.03 m/s | - | 0.75m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 03:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.82m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 06:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.06 m/s | - | 0.29m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 09:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | -0.04m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 12:00 | 1.4m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | 0.13 m/s | - | 0.32m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 15:00 | 1.3m | 12s | 1.3m / 9s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.71m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 18:00 | 1.3m | 12s | 1.2m / 8s | SSW | - | - | 0.15 m/s | - | 0.55m |
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| Sun 15 Feb 21:00 | 1.3m | 12s | 1.2m / 8s | SSW | - | - | - | - | 0.37m |
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| Mon 16 Feb 00:00 | 1.3m | 12s | 1.2m / 8s | SSW | - | - | 0.10 m/s | - | 0.66m |
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| Mon 16 Feb 03:00 | 1.3m | 11s | 1.1m / 8s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 06:00 | 1.2m | 11s | 1.1m / 8s | S | - | - | 0.12 m/s | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 09:00 | 1.2m | 11s | 1.1m / 8s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 12:00 | 1.2m | 11s | 1.0m / 8s | S | - | - | 0.15 m/s | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 15:00 | 1.2m | 11s | 1.0m / 8s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 18:00 | 1.1m | 11s | 1.0m / 8s | S | - | - | 0.09 m/s | - | - |
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| Mon 16 Feb 21:00 | 1.1m | 11s | 1.0m / 8s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 00:00 | 1.1m | 10s | 0.9m / 8s | S | - | - | 0.03 m/s | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 03:00 | 1.1m | 10s | 0.9m / 7s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 06:00 | 1.1m | 10s | 0.9m / 7s | S | - | - | 0.08 m/s | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 09:00 | 1.1m | 10s | 0.9m / 7s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 12:00 | 1.1m | 10s | 0.8m / 7s | S | - | - | 0.12 m/s | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 15:00 | 1.0m | 10s | 0.7m / 7s | SSW | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 18:00 | 1.0m | 10s | 0.7m / 7s | SSW | - | - | 0.10 m/s | - | - |
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| Tue 17 Feb 21:00 | 1.0m | 10s | 0.7m / 7s | SSW | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 00:00 | 1.0m | 14s | 0.7m / 7s | SSW | - | - | 0.12 m/s | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 03:00 | 1.0m | 16s | 0.7m / 6s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 06:00 | 1.0m | 16s | 0.7m / 6s | S | - | - | 0.15 m/s | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 09:00 | 1.0m | 15s | 0.7m / 6s | S | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 12:00 | 1.1m | 15s | 0.7m / 6s | S | - | - | 0.15 m/s | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 15:00 | 1.1m | 15s | 0.6m / 11s | SW | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 18:00 | 1.1m | 15s | 0.7m / 11s | SW | - | - | 0.11 m/s | - | - |
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| Wed 18 Feb 21:00 | 1.1m | 14s | 0.7m / 10s | SSW | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Thu 19 Feb 00:00 | 1.1m | 14s | 0.7m / 8s | S | - | - | 0.12 m/s | - | - |
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