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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
1031 | 1016 | 834 | 921 | 2187 | 2296 | 2376 | 2349 | 2178 | 2151 | 2151 | 2123 | 2096 | 1846 | 1626 | 1604 | 1604 | 1525 | 1525 | 1504 | 1283 | 1265 | 1212 | 1033 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:28PM0.50m | 4:11AM0.70m | 4:15PM0.48m | 4:46AM0.74m | 4:56PM0.47m | 5:20AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.15m | 10:50AM0.19m | 9:58PM0.12m | 11:27AM0.14m | 10:29PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 1031 | 1016 | 834 | 921 | 2187 | 2296 | 2376 | 2349 | 2178 | 2151 | 2151 | 2123 | 2096 | 1846 | 1626 | 1604 | 1604 | 1525 | 1525 | 1504 | 1283 | 1265 | 1212 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | 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 | 94 | 524 | 688 | 743 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 256 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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