Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 880 | 911 | 1010 | 1114 | 996 | 969 | 2107 | 2226 | 2170 | 2088 | 1928 | 1776 | 1752 | 1578 | 1336 | 1318 | 1318 | 1155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26AM0.33m | 10:48PM0.54m | 12:04PM0.31m | 00:33AM0.52m | 2:44PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.25m | 2:56PM0.21m | 6:55AM0.28m | 3:52PM0.28m | 8:41AM0.25m | 6:57PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 880 | 911 | 1010 | 1114 | 996 | 969 | 2107 | 2226 | 2170 | 2088 | 1928 | 1776 | 1752 | 1578 | 1336 | 1318 | 1318 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 88 | 84 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 55 | 432 | 528 | 790 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | W 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | S 7 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 6 | 82 | 79 | 105 | 101 | 71 | 54 | 45 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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