Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 1AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
993 | 983 | 1191 | 1396 | 1497 | 1740 | 1996 | 1974 | 2316 | 2842 | 2994 | 2994 | 3513 | 3110 | 3003 | 2898 | 2632 | 2600 | 2568 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:28PM0.72m | 7:32AM0.74m | 8:00PM0.75m | 8:01AM0.68m | 8:34PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.02m | 1:24AM0.07m | 1:40PM0.01m | 2:01AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
993 | 983 | 1191 | 1396 | 1497 | 1740 | 1996 | 1974 | 2316 | 2842 | 2994 | 2994 | 3513 | 3110 | 3003 | 2898 | 2632 | 2600 | 2568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
351 | 418 | 329 | 241 | 365 | 117 | 108 | 264 | 244 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 26 | 181 | 133 | 106 | 108 | 101 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | WNW 9 | S 13 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
57 | 31 | 84 | 96 | 24 | 120 | 122 | 93 | 95 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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