Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3421 | 3037 | 2821 | 2479 | 2417 | 2355 | 2144 | 2144 | 1787 | 1568 | 1632 | 3202 | 2785 | 2716 | 2472 | 2441 | 2258 | 1966 | 1714 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:30PM0.62m | 9:51AM0.41m | 11:26PM0.56m | 10:03AM0.34m | 00:55AM0.53m | 12:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.27m | 3:54PM0.14m | 6:06AM0.31m | 4:29PM0.18m | 11:24AM0.28m | 5:37PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5209 | 4732 | 4431 | 4006 | 3705 | 3421 | 3037 | 2821 | 2479 | 2417 | 2355 | 2144 | 2144 | 1787 | 1568 | 1632 | 3202 | 2785 | 2716 | 2472 | 2441 | 2258 | 1966 | 1714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 50 | 18 | 284 | 634 | 904 | 1131 | 1093 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 42 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 22 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | S 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 61 | 61 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 82 | 148 | 18 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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