Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1830 | 1830 | 1830 | 1512 | 1225 | 1193 | 1453 | 1434 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | 1047 | 838 | 779 | 768 | 669 | 669 | 680 | 544 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.35m | 4:35AM0.65m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:09AM0.71m | 5:35PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.20m | 11:32AM0.14m | 10:23PM0.16m | 11:51AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 |
1830 | 1830 | 1830 | 1512 | 1225 | 1193 | 1453 | 1434 | 1145 | 1010 | 996 | 1047 | 838 | 779 | 768 | 669 | 669 | 680 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 53 | 38 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 230 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 17 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 61 | 62 | 48 | — | — | — | 38 | 57 | 13 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 37 |
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