
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1142 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 1072 | 1010 | 1130 | 1130 | 1083 | 1099 | 1813 | 1507 | 1361 | 838 | 1379 | 1257 | 1257 | 1112 | 1083 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 691 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25AM0.53m | 9:00PM0.69m | 8:47AM0.45m | 9:36PM0.62m | 9:03AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.13m | 2:11PM0.06m | 3:14AM0.18m | 2:35PM0.09m | 3:55AM0.23m | 2:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1142 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 1057 | 1072 | 1010 | 1130 | 1130 | 1083 | 1099 | 1813 | 1507 | 1361 | 838 | 1379 | 1257 | 1257 | 1112 | 1083 | 796 | 796 | 796 | 691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 186 | 186 | 181 | 71 | 92 | 370 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 54 | 458 | 38 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 9 | S 6 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 |
45 | 72 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 155 | 255 | 108 | 375 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 46 | 69 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 243 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
106 | 79 | 74 | 112 | 141 | 151 | 132 | 120 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 74 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 148 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 963 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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