Bankvaults surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bankvaults today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (28 May)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2291
2262
2233
2205
1989
1885
1860
1860
1748
1748
1582
1560
1314
1222
1186
987
987
987
922
812
668
647
598
598
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
E
5
SE
0
ENE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:37PM0.74m
5:00AM1.10m
5:20PM0.73m
5:36AM1.13m
6:00PM0.72m
6:11AM1.14m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.22m
11:35AM0.21m
10:39PM0.19m
12:08PM0.16m
11:14PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:21
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
33
31
32
33
33
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
33
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
32
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2291
2262
2233
2205
1989
1885
1860
1860
1748
1748
1582
1560
1314
1222
1186
987
987
987
922
812
668
647
598
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
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
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
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
Energy kJ
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
22
22
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
W
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
12
14
14
11
6
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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