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Bankvaults surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 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 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)181818171616161515151515151414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84113112188260314302273370375385385410377366377387398398387382377458340
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.89
2:52AM
0.54
3:38PM
0.92
4:09AM
0.54
4:31PM
0.97
5:05AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.43
7:37AM
0.31
11:02PM
0.35
8:47AM
0.30
11:37PM
0.28
9:53AM
0.27
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
21-11---11--11121----121
Temp. °C282727272626282928272726252527282827272626262728
Feels °C (?)312930302829313331303029282830313130302929292930
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