Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 265 | 253 | 245 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 162 | 149 | 154 | 154 | 348 | 325 | 417 | 635 | 532 | 524 | 710 | 878 | 898 | 788 | 553 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:06PM0.72m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:41PM0.68m | 8:56AM0.39m | 9:20PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.07m | 2:41AM0.13m | 1:40PM0.11m | 3:22AM0.17m | 2:14PM0.17m | 4:13AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 273 | 265 | 253 | 96 | 111 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 136 | 169 | 215 | 269 | 264 | 524 | 710 | 878 | 898 | 482 | 481 | 529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 78 | 245 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 162 | 78 | 154 | 71 | 348 | 325 | 417 | 635 | 532 | 512 | 474 | 455 | 443 | 50 | 553 | 476 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 13 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 23 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 149 | 74 | 154 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 50 | 5 | 51 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 788 | 107 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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