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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
30.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 6AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 535 | 677 | 668 | 520 | 506 | 628 | 799 | 915 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 767 | 757 | 757 | 748 | 917 | 822 | 693 | 640 | 623 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:19AM0.70m | 8:25PM0.40m | 8:55AM0.66m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:37AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.08m | 2:54PM0.14m | 1:53AM0.11m | 3:38PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 535 | 677 | 668 | 520 | 506 | 355 | 799 | 915 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 767 | 757 | 757 | 748 | 917 | 822 | 693 | 640 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 161 | 158 | 154 | 115 | 145 | 177 | 164 | 480 | 628 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 242 | 202 | 239 | 158 | 146 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 100 | 103 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 7 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 50 | 227 | 14 | 210 | 459 | 552 | 485 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 50 | 90 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 221 |
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