Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 2026 WIB
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Bawa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bawa sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
757
853
917
822
684
640
623
614
536
529
529
476
395
332
318
261
299
257
257
253
253
261
284
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:37AM0.63m
10:02PM0.36m
10:29AM0.60m
11:43PM0.37m
11:39AM0.58m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.16m
4:34PM0.22m
3:06AM0.23m
5:49PM0.23m
4:14AM0.29m
7:06PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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6:30
6:30
6:30
2
2
2
7
17
6
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
26
27
28
31
31
31
29
32
31
31
31
31
30
31
32
32
33
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
757
757
853
917
822
684
640
623
614
536
529
529
476
395
332
318
261
299
257
257
253
253
261
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.5
S
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
68
86
97
93
93
44
121
124
100
80
60
57
41
40
39
39
38
37
36
40
35
35
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
Energy kJ
102
102
90
69
68
50
136
106
78
82
80
61
61
39
27
26
25
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
100
225
226
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
15
206
139
221
221
454
391
391
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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