Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 252 | 395 | 341 | 216 | 384 | 373 | 368 | 362 | 331 | 273 | 273 | 265 | 253 | 245 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 188 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 348 | 325 | 417 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 7:14AM0.46m | 7:33PM0.76m | 7:44AM0.43m | 8:06PM0.72m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:41PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.07m | 12:40PM0.05m | 2:05AM0.09m | 1:10PM0.07m | 2:41AM0.13m | 1:40PM0.11m | 3:22AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 312 | 193 | 395 | 341 | 216 | 384 | 373 | 368 | 362 | 331 | 273 | 273 | 265 | 253 | 245 | 196 | 193 | 133 | 157 | 188 | 157 | 144 | 119 | 109 | 87 | 417 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 252 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 63 | 108 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 69 | 348 | 325 | 82 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 66 | 8 | 74 | 160 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 78 | 193 | 193 | 162 | 149 | 154 | 154 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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