BBC 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.70° N 58.89° E

Issued: 9 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's BBC sea temperature is

28.3°C

BBC surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at BBC today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for BBC at 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s

Table - waves today at BBC. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24						Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 8	SE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	54	54	58	91	90	88	81	78	76	75	43	41	36	37	24	23	36	36	33	32	32	21
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		7:40AM2.23m				8:48PM2.18m				8:08AM2.29m				9:31PM2.34m				8:38AM2.33m
Low Tide				2:17PM0.49m				2:25AM1.09m				2:48PM0.26m				3:06AM1.14m				3:24PM0.07m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	28	30	29	28	27	27	26	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	29	28	27
Feels °C	27	28	29	29	28	27	27	28	26	27	26	26	27	26	26	29	28	28	28	28	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 8	SSW 4	S 4	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9
kJ	54	54	54	54	54	40	32	32	32	32	32	35	36	37	18	13	9	36	33	32	32	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 20	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 9	SSE 10	SSW 4	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	40	38	58	91	90	88	81	78	76	75	43	41	25	25	24	19	36	6	21	20	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 15	S 15	SSE 10	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 8	S 8	SSE 15	S 9
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	18	18	10	23	20	21	1	1	21	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 3	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 4
kJ	2	2	1	1	2	5	7	6	4	5	5	6	8	9	16	—	—	—	3	3	5	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shi-inzi Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Shamal Bandar Makran Coast	BBC Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	Shi-inzi Masirah Island	Shi-inzi Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	BBC Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	19	0	0	14	663	0	0	0	19	19	0	0	0	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Masirah Island	Shi-inzi	Ras Kaydah	Ras Kaydah	Ras Kaydah		Ras Al Jazirah	Shi-inzi	Shi-inzi	Ras Kaydah	Ras Kaydah	Ras Kaydah	Ras Al Jazirah	Ras Al Jazirah	Ras Al Jazirah	Shi-inzi	Shi-inzi	Ras Kaydah	Ras Kaydah	Ras Al Jazirah	Ras Al Jazirah	Ras Al Jazirah	Ras Al Jazirah
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Oman	Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) Mainland	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island		Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) Mainland	Al Jafn Mainland	Shi-inzi Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) Mainland	Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) Mainland	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Kaydah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island	Ras Al Jazirah Masirah Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4

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