Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bawa today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (28 May)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2296
2376
2349
2178
2151
2151
2123
2069
1846
1626
1604
1604
1525
1504
1504
1283
1265
1212
1033
1002
936
936
837
824
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
0
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:11AM0.70m
4:15PM0.48m
4:46AM0.74m
4:56PM0.47m
5:20AM0.76m
5:33PM0.46m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.19m
9:58PM0.12m
11:27AM0.14m
10:29PM0.10m
12:01PM0.11m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:32
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
32
31
31
33
32
33
32
33
32
32
32
32
32
31
32
33
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2296
2376
2349
2178
2151
2151
2123
2069
1846
1626
1604
1604
1525
1504
1504
1283
1265
1212
1033
1002
936
936
837
824
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
67
67
65
63
47
47
48
49
48
48
48
48
49
49
49
50
50
67
65
63
63
63
65
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
6
6
25
6
25
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
138
50
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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