Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
29.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Balimbing today?

The current surf forecast for Balimbing at 10PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
5
5
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)161616151515151414141414141313131313121212151313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1606183419081976195016661622145512401223243623341744171815201264113810036134724971007673694
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
S
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.53
2:15AM
1.00
4:16PM
0.58
3:52AM
0.99
5:29PM
0.69
5:06AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.42
10:24AM
0.31
8:41PM
0.48
11:26AM
0.26
10:42PM
0.44
12:06PM
0.22
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:58-------
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Rain (mm)
1359854561011589122--------
Temp. °C282727262627272827262525252424252526262626262728
Feels °C (?)282728262728283128292929292929272728272828282929
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sumatra - Mainland

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Balimbing (fresh winds from the SSE at SHIP6946 125 km from Balimbing). 1.7m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 1.4m 7s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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