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Balian surfForecast / Bali – Kuta / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 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
29.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balian today?
The current surf forecast for Balian at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 219 | 215 | 157 | 190 | 190 | 237 | 237 | 154 | 88 | 61 | 61 | 106 | 142 | 107 | 109 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 129 | 163 | 196 | 183 | 186 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42PM 2.07 | 7:56AM 1.57 | 7:33PM 2.15 | 8:51AM 1.66 | 8:17PM 2.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49AM 0.80 | 1:00PM 1.09 | 2:36AM 0.64 | 1:56PM 1.06 | 3:15AM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
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