Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Balimbing today?

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 12PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
823
917
793
773
558
543
459
529
407
476
331
284
264
264
268
215
215
215
261
261
180
178
200
175
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
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
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
27
29
30
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
31
30
31
29
32
32
31
32
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
823
917
793
773
558
543
459
529
407
476
117
99
91
76
268
215
61
215
261
261
180
178
200
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.1
W
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
8
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
108
131
137
131
128
3
60
61
61
7
331
284
264
264
61
38
215
34
34
57
58
62
65
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
50
4
4
36
36
3
1
1
3
5
99
51
50
12
12
20
12
22
22
13
13
13
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
173
212
125
146
149
138
120
178
47
53
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
58
42
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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