Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 559 | 537 | 568 | 561 | 716 | 732 | 583 | 492 | 428 | 368 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 362 | 305 | 181 | 172 | 172 | 241 | 245 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.37m | 10:07PM0.60m | 11:22AM0.38m | 11:08PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.17m | 4:13AM0.21m | 2:54PM0.23m | 5:16AM0.23m | 3:55PM0.30m | 6:29AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
mm | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 318 | 537 | 568 | 561 | 553 | 476 | 463 | 396 | 318 | 368 | 302 | 251 | 207 | 173 | 147 | 305 | 181 | 154 | 172 | 176 | 173 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 559 | 66 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 362 | 109 | 162 | 121 | 152 | 241 | 245 | 245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 147 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 121 | 21 | 121 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 416 | 537 | 524 | 716 | 732 | 583 | 492 | 428 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | 172 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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