
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 4AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 | 1175 | 1179 | 1807 | 1512 | 1324 | 1225 | 1052 | 1024 | 834 | 722 | 712 | 621 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 413 | 419 | 413 | 413 | 407 | 384 | 379 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:59AM0.63m | 4:39PM0.49m | 4:34AM0.68m | 5:05PM0.57m | 5:04AM0.72m | 5:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.15m | 10:07PM0.20m | 11:03AM0.11m | 10:47PM0.15m | 11:24AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
1952 | 1175 | 1179 | 1807 | 1512 | 1324 | 1225 | 1052 | 1024 | 834 | 722 | 712 | 621 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 413 | 419 | 413 | 413 | 407 | 384 | 379 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | WNW 7 | S 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
48 | 244 | 270 | 11 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 134 | 127 | 127 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 109 | 108 | 116 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | S 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
19 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 101 | 131 | 127 | 142 | — | — | — | 127 | 127 | 101 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 139 | 148 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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