Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SW
19
1
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
361
288
226
468
396
180
199
321
307
292
237
236
313
299
314
442
588
575
517
574
728
803
611
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:57PM0.50m
7:15AM0.77m
7:26PM0.46m
7:46AM0.74m
7:54PM0.43m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.06m
00:28AM0.04m
1:44PM0.08m
00:56AM0.05m
2:17PM0.10m
1:24AM0.08m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
3
5
3
2
1
3
1
2
4
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
30
31
30
30
31
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
440
361
288
226
468
396
180
199
321
307
292
237
233
313
299
236
232
588
575
517
574
728
803
611
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
W
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SSW
12
1
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
3
159
157
165
3
20
143
134
21
21
33
33
236
234
222
314
442
156
257
112
167
164
161
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.6
S
9
0.2
W
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SW
22
0.5
SW
22
Energy kJ
3
3
19
3
3
19
20
1
1
66
134
32
1
1
37
37
59
4
121
84
51
227
227
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
37
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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