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The current surf forecast for Balian at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Balian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 368 | 363 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 418 | 390 | 280 | 276 | 332 | 342 | 347 | 342 | 280 | 236 | 225 | 219 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | E | SSW | SSW | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ENE | E | SSW | SSW | SSE | ESE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | SSW | S | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 1.86 | 8:13PM 2.60 | 9:19AM 1.96 | 8:59PM 2.77 | 10:04AM 2.04 | 9:44PM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 0.42 | 1:51PM 0.84 | 3:05AM 0.16 | 2:40PM 0.76 | 3:50AM -0.03 | 3:26PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |

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