Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1059 | 1028 | 989 | 1004 | 1019 | 2318 | 2001 | 1830 | 1830 | 1830 | 1652 | 1512 | 1225 | 1193 | 1453 | 1434 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34PM0.30m | 3:50AM0.59m | 4:31PM0.35m | 4:35AM0.65m | 5:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.23m | 11:16AM0.18m | 9:32PM0.20m | 11:32AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1059 | 1028 | 989 | 1004 | 1019 | 2318 | 2001 | 1830 | 1830 | 1830 | 1652 | 1512 | 1225 | 1193 | 1453 | 1434 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
767 | 767 | 721 | 670 | 799 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 64 | 59 | 22 | 30 | 51 | 54 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 138 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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