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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 am Friday 08 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balimbing today?
The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Balimbing. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | |
834 | 823 | 917 | 793 | 773 | 558 | 543 | 459 | 529 | 407 | 476 | 331 | 284 | 264 | 264 | 268 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 261 | 215 | 180 | 178 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:48PM0.65m | 10:27AM1.04m | 11:39PM0.64m | 11:06AM0.99m | 00:47AM0.66m | 11:58AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.39m | 5:32PM0.26m | 4:14AM0.45m | 6:21PM0.31m | 5:09AM0.52m | 7:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 834 | 823 | 917 | 793 | 773 | 558 | 543 | 459 | 529 | 407 | 476 | 127 | 101 | 76 | 264 | 268 | 215 | 215 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 62 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 131 | 137 | 131 | 125 | 3 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 7 | 331 | 284 | 264 | 76 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 215 | 261 | 215 | 180 | 178 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | W 6 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 99 | 51 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 173 | 184 | — | — | — | 125 | 142 | 145 | 142 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 76 | 74 | — | — | 55 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 578 | 58 | 42 | 42 |
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