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The current surf forecast for Balian at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 136 | 183 | 122 | 172 | 167 | 367 | 347 | 309 | 362 | 357 | 346 | 277 | 283 | 278 | 274 | 269 | 269 | 265 | 260 | 211 | 200 | 190 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | S | SSW | SSE | SE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | SW | SSW | S | SSE | ESE | NE | ENE | N | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:47AM 2.08 | 10:29PM 2.93 | 11:29AM 2.10 | 11:13PM 2.88 | 12:12PM 2.10 | 11:58PM 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33AM -0.13 | 4:11PM 0.60 | 5:16AM -0.13 | 4:56PM 0.58 | 5:59AM -0.05 | 5:42PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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