Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 3PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1497 | 1740 | 1996 | 1974 | 2316 | 2842 | 2994 | 2994 | 3183 | 3110 | 3003 | 2898 | 2632 | 2600 | 2568 | 2228 | 2201 | 2033 | 1737 | 1715 | 1467 | 1449 | 1449 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.74m | 8:00PM0.75m | 8:01AM0.68m | 8:34PM0.75m | 8:32AM0.61m | 9:14PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.07m | 1:40PM0.01m | 2:01AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.02m | 2:40AM0.12m | 2:33PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1497 | 1740 | 1996 | 1974 | 2316 | 2842 | 2994 | 2994 | 3183 | 3110 | 3003 | 2898 | 2632 | 2600 | 2568 | 2228 | 2201 | 2033 | 1737 | 1715 | 1467 | 1449 | 1449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
365 | 117 | 108 | 264 | 240 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 181 | 133 | 133 | 30 | 135 | 135 | 132 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 66 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
24 | 120 | 122 | 93 | 95 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 104 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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