
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
401 | 396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 204 | 163 | 163 | 203 | 239 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:48AM0.57m | 7:12PM0.88m | 7:27AM0.52m | 7:54PM0.86m | 8:10AM0.47m | 8:41PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.00m | 12:29PM-0.02m | 1:46AM0.02m | 1:03PM-0.00m | 2:33AM0.06m | 1:40PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 |
401 | 396 | 389 | 326 | 313 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 204 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 204 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 |
104 | 59 | 59 | 80 | 57 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 161 | 203 | 239 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 80 | 161 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 221 | 15 |
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