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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
253 | 261 | 284 | 288 | 288 | 257 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 229 | 279 | 489 | 545 | 869 | 1112 | 1126 | 1112 | 1028 | 974 | 796 | 785 | 774 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:31AM0.42m | 12:58PM0.57m | 2:36AM0.51m | 2:09PM0.58m | 3:20AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.22m | 6:16AM0.33m | 8:02PM0.19m | 8:07AM0.31m | 8:46PM0.15m | 9:19AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 253 | 261 | 284 | 288 | 288 | 257 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 149 | 190 | 489 | 545 | 869 | 1112 | 1126 | 1112 | 1028 | 974 | 796 | 785 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 127 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 229 | 279 | 319 | 395 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 56 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 186 | 25 | 159 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
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