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Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Balimbing today?
The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Balimbing. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 177 | 174 | 171 | 160 | 126 | 382 | 260 | 230 | 331 | 277 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 354 | 318 | 381 | 381 | 432 | 502 | 539 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 0.98 | 3:02AM 0.65 | 3:47PM 1.02 | 4:23AM 0.61 | 4:34PM 1.06 | 5:29AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.45 | 8:33AM 0.39 | 11:13PM 0.37 | 9:25AM 0.41 | 12:01AM 0.28 | 10:17AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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