Balimbing 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.92° S 104.55° E

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Balimbing sea temperature is

28.4°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	410	350	476	346	407	357	284	264	261	419	610	669	508	580	657	967	1028	1117	1297	1279	1279
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		10:03AM0.71m				10:01PM1.09m				10:39AM0.65m				10:37PM1.01m				11:27AM0.60m
Low Tide			3:14PM0.29m					4:50AM0.24m			3:40PM0.34m					5:37AM0.32m				4:08PM0.42m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	28	27	27	27
Feels °C	29	28	28	27	27	28	28	29	30	28	26	27	27	26	27	28	30	29	27	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	410	350	476	346	407	357	284	264	261	419	610	669	508	580	657	967	1028	1117	1297	1279	1279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SSW 20	S 11	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	S 11	W 15	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	SSW 11	SW 11	—	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	119	88	38	55	95	164	211	255	252	175	10	4	98	118	118	—	45	43	—	292	497
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 20	W 16	SW 19	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	—	SSW 11	SW 11	—	—	—
kJ	18	16	5	96	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	66	43	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	55	66	108	97	140	131	136	117	96	102	121	164	213	170	175	186	158	153	136	144	156
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	42	702	42	42	42	42	42	0	42	481	631	42	42	42	42	42	42	702	631	42	42
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3			3	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4

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