Bankvaults surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bankvaults today?

The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
0.8
SSW
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1175
1029
1477
1216
1019
1310
1275
1123
1352
1175
1094
836
902
782
771
663
556
522
496
497
690
768
908
973
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
0
S
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:27AM1.09m
11:13PM0.62m
11:41AM0.99m
00:55AM0.62m
1:08PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.16m
5:09PM0.22m
4:21AM0.27m
6:29PM0.28m
5:40AM0.37m
8:03PM0.29m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:22
6:22
6:22
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
32
31
32
32
32
33
33
32
32
31
32
33
32
34
32
33
31
32
32
32
33
33
34
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1175
1029
1477
1216
1019
1310
1275
1123
1352
1175
1094
836
902
782
771
663
556
522
496
416
403
403
908
973
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.7
S
9
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.7
S
8
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
S
9
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
S
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SSW
19
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
147
74
79
49
66
97
127
74
161
124
121
51
80
75
104
134
134
103
130
497
690
768
396
383
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.5
S
20
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
106
148
78
6
48
161
119
5
12
12
36
89
144
196
130
91
46
46
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
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