Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1051 | 1038 | 1238 | 2568 | 3441 | 2212 | 2600 | 2812 | 4941 | 4735 | 4523 | 4777 | 5037 | 5392 | 5331 | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM0.59m | 9:48PM0.67m | 9:29AM0.50m | 10:30PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.17m | 3:03PM0.08m | 3:49AM0.22m | 3:27PM0.11m | 4:39AM0.27m | 3:54PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 451 | 1038 | 1238 | 2568 | 3441 | 2212 | 2600 | 2812 | 4941 | 4735 | 4523 | 4777 | 5037 | 5392 | 5331 | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3304 | 3037 | 2931 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 705 | 402 | 1176 | 48 | 48 | 1184 | 1291 | 1361 | 39 | 45 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 46 | 65 | 60 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | — | WSW 22 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1051 | 898 | 277 | — | 47 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 18 | 60 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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