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Balimbing Surf Forecast
/ Sumatra – Mainland (12 surf breaks) /
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Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balimbing today?
The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Balimbing. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
623 | 557 | 595 | 1112 | 1126 | 773 | 631 | 869 | 974 | 844 | 1045 | 844 | 1074 | 966 | 822 | 681 | 681 | 701 | 701 | 635 | 607 | 472 | 400 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:53PM0.77m | 10:46AM1.20m | 11:55PM0.79m | 11:42AM1.07m | 1:03AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.07m | 4:04AM0.31m | 5:46PM0.15m | 5:10AM0.40m | 6:40PM0.22m | 6:36AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 623 | 557 | 595 | 1112 | 1126 | 773 | 631 | 869 | 974 | 844 | 1045 | 844 | 1074 | 966 | 822 | 681 | 681 | 701 | 701 | 635 | 607 | 472 | 400 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 9 | W 7 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 143 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 104 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SE 9 | WNW 7 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 100 | 251 | 239 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 100 | 100 | 119 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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