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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 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 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | |
506 | 628 | 799 | 915 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 875 | 757 | 757 | 853 | 917 | 822 | 849 | 640 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 476 | 395 | 332 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:55AM0.66m | 9:03PM0.38m | 9:37AM0.63m | 10:02PM0.36m | 10:29AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.11m | 3:38PM0.18m | 2:25AM0.16m | 4:34PM0.22m | 3:06AM0.23m | 5:49PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 506 | 355 | 799 | 915 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 875 | 757 | 757 | 853 | 917 | 822 | 849 | 640 | 623 | 614 | 536 | 529 | 529 | 476 | 395 | 332 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 628 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 51 | 68 | 71 | 95 | 68 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 98 | 76 | 74 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 480 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 153 | 77 | 90 | 74 | 25 | 25 | 88 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 5 | SW 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 46 | 269 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 69 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 221 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 221 | 221 | 452 | 15 | 362 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
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