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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 14 | |
396 | 180 | 199 | 317 | 307 | 292 | 237 | 236 | 313 | 222 | 314 | 442 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 542 | 677 | 598 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:15AM0.77m | 7:26PM0.46m | 7:46AM0.74m | 7:54PM0.43m | 8:19AM0.70m | 8:25PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.04m | 1:44PM0.08m | 00:56AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.10m | 1:24AM0.08m | 2:54PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 396 | 180 | 199 | 317 | 307 | 292 | 237 | 233 | 313 | 161 | 236 | 232 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 542 | 677 | 598 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 143 | 134 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 236 | 234 | 222 | 314 | 442 | 156 | 265 | 112 | 138 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 151 | 142 | 142 | 174 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 | W 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 20 | S 8 | W 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 134 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 119 | 84 | 49 | 227 | 227 | 180 | 210 | 459 | 552 | 388 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 |
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