Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 WIB
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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
30.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
476
395
332
313
261
299
257
257
253
253
261
284
288
288
257
245
245
245
245
241
229
279
489
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
11:43PM0.37m
11:39AM0.58m
1:31AM0.42m
12:58PM0.57m
2:36AM0.51m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.23m
4:14AM0.29m
7:06PM0.22m
6:16AM0.33m
8:02PM0.19m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
32
33
32
32
33
31
32
32
34
33
32
33
34
34
33
33
35
34
33
34
34
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
529
476
395
332
313
261
299
257
257
253
253
261
284
288
288
257
245
245
245
245
241
149
190
489
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
43
41
56
39
39
38
37
36
36
35
35
22
22
22
22
24
24
127
173
127
127
229
279
319
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SW
18
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
61
56
40
27
26
25
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
8
8
8
8
23
23
24
186
25
159
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
0
63
138
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
15
0
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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