Balimbing 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.92° S 104.55° E

Issued: 12 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Balimbing sea temperature is

27.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Balimbing today (17 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 4AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (17 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1191	1175	1332	1143	1143	1143	1034	731	721	626	967	869	701	701	691	672	663	581	752	2078	2347	1927	2386	2299
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	10:06PM1.17m				10:24AM0.74m				10:39PM1.09m				10:55AM0.65m				11:17PM1.01m				11:33AM0.57m
Low Tide			4:40AM0.22m			3:48PM0.25m					5:20AM0.29m				4:10PM0.30m				6:13AM0.37m				4:32PM0.37m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26
Feels °C	26	26	25	26	26	26	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	28	28	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1191	1175	1332	1143	1143	1143	1034	731	721	626	967	869	701	701	691	672	663	581	752	2078	2347	1927	2386	2299
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 9	WNW 8	SSW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	252	252	2	1	1	1	1	257	254	208	43	61	98	98	184	269	321	470	534	7	7	290	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	W 12	SW 22	SW 21	W 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 16	S 15	WNW 8	—	—
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	3	18	18	2	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	5	4	7	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	131	145	164	150	122	94	85	82	94	107	100	100	85	85	77	60	77	55	64	69	77	74	71	90
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	42	42	42	42	631	631	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	239	42	42	42	42	42	42	42	1111	42	42
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	9

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