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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
643 | 643 | 653 | 402 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 743 | 854 | 491 | 491 | 454 | 1193 | 1121 | 1076 | 874 | 837 | 693 | 683 | 841 | 722 | 722 | 547 | 538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:59AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.59m | 4:38AM0.78m | 4:47PM0.58m | 5:17AM0.85m | 5:33PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.17m | 10:00PM0.07m | 11:04AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 643 | 643 | 653 | 362 | 733 | 733 | 733 | 743 | 854 | 491 | 491 | 454 | 1193 | 1121 | 1076 | 874 | 837 | 693 | 683 | 841 | 722 | 722 | 547 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 66 | 66 | 402 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 99 | 157 | 158 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 148 | 152 | 184 | 184 | 188 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 152 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 158 | 6 | 443 | 437 | 427 | 130 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 54 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 161 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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