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Bankvaults surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 WIB
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Bankvaults surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bankvaults sea temperature is
29.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bankvaults today?

The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 11AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131314131313131312121212121212181818161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)874693663673683693595547538560440420406339333274250242399399352306407407
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.95
9:06PM
1.09
9:49AM
0.98
9:40PM
0.99
10:32AM
1.00
10:18PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
0.04
2:56PM
0.17
3:29AM
0.05
3:42PM
0.22
4:03AM
0.07
4:33PM
0.27
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:39-------6:40-------6:40---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C262627282827272625262729292827262525272828272726
Feels °C (?)282727292828292726272830312928282726293030283029
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