Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 9AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 819 | 778 | 837 | 1687 | 1540 | 1459 | 1121 | 1111 | 951 | 913 | 913 | 1750 | 1685 | 1498 | 1265 | 1007 | 811 | 721 | 636 | 539 | 555 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:34AM0.63m | 6:53PM0.82m | 7:03AM0.58m | 7:23PM0.80m | 7:31AM0.52m | 7:53PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.02m | 1:13AM0.05m | 12:44PM0.02m | 1:44AM0.07m | 1:08PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 755 | 744 | 778 | 837 | 1687 | 1540 | 1459 | 1121 | 1111 | 926 | 913 | 913 | 1750 | 1685 | 1498 | 1265 | 1007 | 811 | 721 | 636 | 539 | 437 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 724 | 819 | 667 | 659 | — | — | 192 | 608 | 678 | 951 | 759 | 733 | 203 | 168 | 197 | 304 | 432 | 465 | 476 | 470 | 487 | 555 | 625 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 199 | 258 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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