Balian Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.51° S 114.97° E

Balian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balian sea temperature is
26.2° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Balian today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Balian at 4AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1631
1429
1411
1411
1245
1001
869
742
687
594
594
501
494
413
396
313
276
340
427
552
875
1170
832
649
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:57PM2.63m
12:04PM2.57m
00:27AM2.67m
12:38PM2.39m
00:56AM2.63m
1:09PM2.18m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.27m
6:12PM0.16m
6:38AM0.29m
6:39PM0.29m
7:14AM0.37m
7:05PM0.44m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
25
28
28
28
23
23
22
22
24
28
28
27
23
22
24
22
24
28
28
27
24
23
Feels °C
26
26
28
29
29
29
25
26
25
25
26
29
29
29
26
25
27
24
26
28
29
29
27
26
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