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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 190 | 178 | 172 | 169 | 153 | 165 | 163 | 156 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 127 | 119 | 117 | 113 | 151 | 199 | 137 | 137 | 115 | 105 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:51PM 0.54 | 1:28PM 0.54 | 1:00AM 0.48 | 2:31PM 0.59 | 2:12AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:38PM 0.32 | 6:35AM 0.20 | 7:38PM 0.33 | 7:26AM 0.20 | 9:14PM 0.30 | 8:13AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
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