Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1361 | 838 | 826 | 1397 | 1257 | 1112 | 1083 | 857 | 796 | 796 | 691 | 672 | 672 | 663 | 1033 | 2138 | 2378 | 2323 | 2404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:36PM0.62m | 9:03AM0.39m | 10:23PM0.56m | 9:05AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.09m | 3:55AM0.23m | 2:59PM0.14m | 5:03AM0.29m | 3:26PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1361 | 838 | 826 | 1397 | 1257 | 1112 | 1083 | 857 | 796 | 796 | 691 | 672 | 672 | 663 | 1033 | 2138 | 2378 | 2323 | 2404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 458 | 381 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 90 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 330 | 470 | 628 | 515 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 19 | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 149 | 243 | 46 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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