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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 WIB
How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1758 | 1936 | 1979 | 2034 | 2035 | 1961 | 1853 | 1583 | 1542 | 1495 | 1335 | 1255 | 1202 | 1052 | 1034 | 911 | 905 | 923 | 760 | 826 | 876 | 905 | 963 | 1024 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:27PM 0.59 | 6:37AM 0.81 | 6:59PM 0.64 | 7:08AM 0.79 | 7:30PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.07 | 1:01PM 0.04 | 12:45AM 0.07 | 1:23PM 0.04 | 1:20AM 0.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nias
The wind is still offshore at Bawa (light winds from the N at Medan/Polonia Airport 341 km from Bawa). 1.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 0.4m 8s swell from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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