Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 3AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2900 | 2987 | 2651 | 2559 | 2027 | 2002 | 1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1280 | 1042 | 1241 | 1196 | 2003 | 1526 | 1508 | 1502 | 1643 | 1474 | 1258 | 1242 | 1701 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:01PM0.54m | 6:15AM0.88m | 6:41PM0.61m | 6:54AM0.88m | 7:20PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.08m | 12:20PM0.03m | 11:37PM0.05m | 12:52PM0.01m | 00:23AM0.03m | 1:22PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2900 | 2987 | 2651 | 2559 | 2027 | 2002 | 1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1280 | 1042 | 1241 | 478 | 2003 | 1526 | 1508 | 1502 | 1643 | 1474 | 1258 | 1242 | 1701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 196 | 273 | 351 | 533 | 373 | 1196 | 507 | 465 | 379 | 361 | 313 | 319 | 269 | 269 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 24 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 15 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 76 | 124 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 227 | 156 | 11 | 223 | 136 | 276 | 188 | 143 | 104 | 186 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 357 | 0 |
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