Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 1AM is: 2.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3441 | 2212 | 2600 | 2812 | 4941 | 4735 | 4523 | 4777 | 5037 | 5392 | 5331 | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3421 | 3037 | 2821 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM0.67m | 9:29AM0.50m | 10:30PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.08m | 3:49AM0.22m | 3:27PM0.11m | 4:39AM0.27m | 3:54PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
3441 | 2212 | 2600 | 2812 | 4941 | 4735 | 4523 | 4777 | 5037 | 5392 | 5331 | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3421 | 3037 | 2821 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 18 | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 7 |
48 | 1184 | 1291 | 1361 | 39 | 45 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 61 | 40 | 48 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 17 |
47 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 18 | 16 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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