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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 WIB
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 4AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151615151515141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)675827838791801693666730711701763701691606581548532525525525451451406400
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
W
0
SW
0
SW
0
NE
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
0.47
4:52PM
0.71
5:23AM
0.56
5:24PM
0.76
5:50AM
0.65
5:55PM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
0.14
10:20AM
0.19
11:26PM
0.10
11:01AM
0.14
11:47PM
0.06
11:39AM
0.09
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset------6:42-------6:42-------6:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11-12-----11--
Temp. °C282727272728282828282727272828282827272728282828
Feels °C (?)323131313132323132333232313332323230303031293030
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