Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 281 | 276 | 276 | 600 | 617 | 595 | 595 | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 773 | 857 | 1010 | 1114 | 1114 | 969 | 2032 | 2226 | 2170 | 2088 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:48AM0.37m | 9:42PM0.58m | 9:26AM0.33m | 10:48PM0.54m | 12:04PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.20m | 2:25PM0.15m | 4:34AM0.25m | 2:56PM0.21m | 6:55AM0.28m | 3:52PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 185 | 182 | 144 | 141 | 600 | 617 | 595 | 595 | 683 | 674 | 811 | 874 | 794 | 773 | 857 | 1010 | 1114 | 1114 | 969 | 2032 | 2226 | 2170 | 2088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 289 | 281 | 189 | 184 | 141 | 141 | 113 | 64 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 67 | 149 | 790 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | W 14 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | W 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — |
| kJ | 142 | 214 | 276 | 276 | — | 4 | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 101 | 432 | 427 | 146 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
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 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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