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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
440 | 361 | 288 | 226 | 468 | 396 | 180 | 199 | 321 | 307 | 292 | 237 | 236 | 313 | 299 | 314 | 442 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 728 | 803 | 611 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:57PM0.50m | 7:15AM0.77m | 7:26PM0.46m | 7:46AM0.74m | 7:54PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.06m | 00:28AM0.04m | 1:44PM0.08m | 00:56AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.10m | 1:24AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 440 | 361 | 288 | 226 | 468 | 396 | 180 | 199 | 321 | 307 | 292 | 237 | 233 | 313 | 299 | 236 | 232 | 588 | 575 | 517 | 574 | 728 | 803 | 611 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 159 | 157 | 165 | 3 | 20 | 143 | 134 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 236 | 234 | 222 | 314 | 442 | 156 | 257 | 112 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 134 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 121 | 84 | 51 | 227 | 227 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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