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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bawa today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
2296 | 2376 | 2349 | 2178 | 2151 | 2151 | 2123 | 2069 | 1846 | 1626 | 1604 | 1604 | 1525 | 1504 | 1504 | 1283 | 1265 | 1212 | 1033 | 1002 | 936 | 936 | 837 | 824 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:11AM0.70m | 4:15PM0.48m | 4:46AM0.74m | 4:56PM0.47m | 5:20AM0.76m | 5:33PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.19m | 9:58PM0.12m | 11:27AM0.14m | 10:29PM0.10m | 12:01PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 2296 | 2376 | 2349 | 2178 | 2151 | 2151 | 2123 | 2069 | 1846 | 1626 | 1604 | 1604 | 1525 | 1504 | 1504 | 1283 | 1265 | 1212 | 1033 | 1002 | 936 | 936 | 837 | 824 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 138 | 50 | 0 |
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