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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bawa today?
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 255 | 255 | 249 | 338 | 390 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 489 | 558 | 612 | 612 | 589 | 566 | 623 | 773 | 676 | 763 | 606 | 597 | 581 | 607 | 472 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.68 | 4:09AM 0.41 | 4:40PM 0.71 | 4:54AM 0.41 | 5:15PM 0.73 | 5:32AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 0.19 | 9:38AM 0.14 | 11:31PM 0.15 | 10:16AM 0.11 | 12:03AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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