Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 12AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1280 | 1042 | 1102 | 1196 | 2003 | 1526 | 1502 | 1502 | 1643 | 1474 | 1438 | 1242 | 1701 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01PM0.54m | 6:15AM0.88m | 6:41PM0.61m | 6:54AM0.88m | 7:20PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.05m | 12:52PM0.01m | 00:23AM0.03m | 1:22PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1280 | 1042 | 1102 | 478 | 2003 | 1526 | 1502 | 1502 | 1643 | 1474 | 1438 | 1242 | 1701 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 |
20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 196 | 273 | 351 | 533 | 373 | 1196 | 514 | 403 | 440 | 361 | 313 | 319 | 269 | 274 | 198 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 18 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 |
9 | 36 | 76 | 124 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 227 | 156 | 57 | 223 | 136 | 276 | 188 | 143 | 75 | 186 | 151 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
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