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Balian surfForecast / Bali – Kuta / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 WITAForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Balian surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balian sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balian today?
The current surf forecast for Balian at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 357 | 357 | 357 | 362 | 514 | 561 | 529 | 421 | 414 | 414 | 408 | 395 | 314 | 304 | 304 | 274 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 299 | 294 | 243 | 215 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:29PM 2.00 | 3:21AM 1.76 | 4:33PM 1.99 | 4:49AM 1.58 | 5:41PM 2.02 | 6:35AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37PM 1.05 | 9:39AM 0.85 | 11:10PM 1.06 | 10:40AM 0.99 | 12:42AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
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