
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
869 | 869 | 924 | 924 | 936 | 730 | 730 | 795 | 795 | 827 | 871 | 883 | 783 | 714 | 784 | 784 | 695 | 676 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 597 | 514 | 564 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:12AM0.91m | 7:40PM0.56m | 7:54AM0.88m | 8:24PM0.60m | 8:34AM0.82m | 9:08PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.02m | 1:54PM0.01m | 1:13AM0.04m | 2:30PM0.03m | 2:00AM0.08m | 3:02PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
869 | 869 | 924 | 924 | 936 | 730 | 730 | 795 | 795 | 827 | 871 | 883 | 783 | 714 | 784 | 784 | 695 | 676 | 667 | 667 | 667 | 597 | 514 | 564 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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