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Bankvaults surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 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
29.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bankvaults today?

The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131213131713121616161520191914181718
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3983873823313453403403003302422912732173714894774653885464654824075281249
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
0.57
5:17PM
1.03
5:50AM
0.62
5:57PM
1.09
6:28AM
0.67
6:33PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.28
9:53AM
0.27
12:06AM
0.21
10:47AM
0.22
12:34AM
0.16
11:33AM
0.18
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:38-------6:38-------6:38-
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Rain (mm)
--111131--31237655554155
Temp. °C262626262728282827262626272828272626262527292827
Feels °C (?)292929293031313130282828282930282828282628303029
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