Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 WIB
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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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 10PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
941
875
757
757
853
917
822
849
640
623
614
536
529
476
407
395
280
264
261
261
257
257
253
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
S
10
WSW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:03PM0.38m
9:37AM0.63m
10:02PM0.36m
10:29AM0.60m
11:43PM0.37m
11:39AM0.58m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.18m
2:25AM0.16m
4:34PM0.22m
3:06AM0.23m
5:49PM0.23m
4:14AM0.29m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
4
4
6
3
3
2
5
8
6
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
31
30
30
29
28
28
28
26
27
26
29
31
29
29
30
30
30
32
30
31
30
30
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
905
941
875
757
757
853
917
822
849
640
623
614
536
529
476
407
395
280
264
261
261
257
257
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
202
133
104
68
68
91
114
114
114
120
100
80
78
60
57
57
41
39
39
38
37
36
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
S
9
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
Energy kJ
136
202
69
102
102
100
69
68
44
25
25
62
82
80
61
61
39
27
26
25
25
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.3
NNW
4
Energy kJ
186
188
43
141
138
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
138
138
15
138
206
206
221
399
391
391
367
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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