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Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 WIB
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Balimbing surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Balimbing sea temperature is
28.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Balimbing today?

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 4PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817161616161515141414141321202018181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)547541580539532620596455522437431722622506808105314461483172618641863175221342080
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offglassononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.11
11:07PM
0.88
11:59AM
1.13
11:54PM
0.75
12:52PM
1.13
12:57AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.32
5:09AM
0.18
6:28PM
0.35
5:43AM
0.22
7:51PM
0.36
6:25AM
0.28
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset--6:24-------6:24-------6:24-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------111--------21
Temp. °C272728272726262627282827272726262728282727272626
Feels °C (?)313031303029292931313030292927283030292828282728
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