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Bawa surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 WIB
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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
29.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bawa today?

The current surf forecast for Bawa at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414222120191918181716161616151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40740740741340741545344178310921048107512451217106810291160978892874862850711572
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crossoffoffoffglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.83
7:41AM
0.55
7:47PM
0.83
8:14AM
0.59
8:17PM
0.80
8:50AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.05
1:12PM
0.08
2:17AM
0.05
1:49PM
0.10
2:44AM
0.05
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset6:43-------6:44-------6:44-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282827262626272728272726262626272727272726262727
Feels °C (?)293030292928302828293129292930302930313130293130
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