Balimbing surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
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
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
823
917
793
773
558
543
459
529
407
476
331
284
264
264
268
215
215
215
261
215
180
178
200
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48PM0.65m
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
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:53
5:53
5:53
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
30
30
31
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
32
33
32
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
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
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
834
823
917
793
773
558
543
459
529
407
476
127
101
76
264
268
215
215
76
76
76
76
62
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
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
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
108
108
131
137
131
125
3
60
61
61
7
331
284
264
76
57
57
61
215
261
215
180
178
200
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
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
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
50
4
4
36
36
1
1
3
5
99
51
50
12
12
12
21
21
22
22
22
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
173
184
125
142
145
142
131
102
76
74
55
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
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
0
42
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
42
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
578
58
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
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
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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