Balimbing Surf Forecast

/ Sumatra – Mainland (12 surf breaks) /

Indonesia (163 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (5.92° S 104.55° E)

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Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 Aug 2025 WIB

Forecast 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 29.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Balimbing today?

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (25 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

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	Sunday 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	6	7	3	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	16	16	16	16	15	10	14	14	14	14	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1245	1209	1050	1088	1102	1140	1268	1239	1541	1611	1574	1513	2075	1366	1762	2403	4972	3324	1738	2052	7803	7574	2851	2540
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	W	W	W	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			8:12PM 1.00				8:11AM 1.16				8:42PM 1.08				8:45AM 1.11				9:12PM 1.12				9:17AM 1.03
Low Tide / height (m)	2:08PM 0.10				2:02AM 0.22				2:33PM 0.10				2:41AM 0.20				2:55PM 0.12				3:17AM 0.20

	Sunday 24			Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	2	4	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	28	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Feels °C (?)	31	30	31	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	27	27	28	27	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	28

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sumatra - Mainland

Wind Update Wind reports 54 km away suggest it is still onshore at Balimbing (light winds from the WSW at ASCATC105E6S). A 1.6m groundswell from the SSW
2 hours 56 minutes ago Balimbing

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