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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
313 | 222 | 314 | 442 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 535 | 677 | 668 | 520 | 506 | 559 | 719 | 799 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 875 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:46AM0.74m | 7:54PM0.43m | 8:19AM0.70m | 8:25PM0.40m | 8:55AM0.66m | 9:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.10m | 1:24AM0.08m | 2:54PM0.14m | 1:53AM0.11m | 3:38PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 313 | 161 | 236 | 232 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 813 | 803 | 701 | 557 | 535 | 677 | 668 | 520 | 506 | 355 | 719 | 799 | 719 | 905 | 941 | 875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 234 | 222 | 314 | 442 | 156 | 265 | 158 | 138 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 154 | 115 | 145 | 177 | 164 | 480 | 559 | 340 | 335 | 340 | 239 | 202 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | W 7 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 112 | 84 | 64 | 50 | 227 | 180 | 210 | 459 | 552 | 485 | 133 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 104 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 50 | 50 | 15 |
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