
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1750 | 1730 | 1455 | 1418 | 1108 | 1063 | 912 | 636 | 539 | 555 | 719 | 1259 | 774 | 667 | 643 | 643 | 719 | 813 | 710 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:23PM0.80m | 7:31AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.76m | 7:57AM0.47m | 8:25PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.07m | 1:08PM0.04m | 2:16AM0.10m | 1:33PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1750 | 1730 | 1455 | 1418 | 1108 | 1063 | 912 | 636 | 539 | 367 | 719 | 1259 | 774 | 667 | 643 | 643 | 719 | 813 | 710 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
203 | 168 | 197 | 304 | 432 | 487 | 476 | 470 | 487 | 555 | 371 | 62 | 264 | 253 | 225 | 225 | 345 | 276 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | W 17 | SW 11 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 56 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 153 | 61 | 143 | 49 | 47 | 69 | 6 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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