Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 479 | 410 | 404 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 289 | 281 | 276 | 276 | 600 | 617 | 595 | 595 | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 773 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:59PM0.64m | 8:48AM0.37m | 9:42PM0.58m | 9:26AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.10m | 3:32AM0.20m | 2:25PM0.15m | 4:34AM0.25m | 2:56PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 479 | 410 | 404 | 350 | 346 | 189 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 600 | 617 | 595 | 595 | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 773 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 221 | 217 | 132 | 196 | 346 | 289 | 281 | 189 | 184 | 143 | 143 | 113 | 64 | 63 | 92 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 76 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | S 6 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 14 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 40 | 22 | 97 | 148 | 142 | 214 | 276 | 276 | — | 4 | — | 22 | 20 | 18 | — | 6 | 5 | 79 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 138 | 50 | 15 |
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