Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawa today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawa at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2987 | 2651 | 2330 | 2027 | 1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1258 | 1042 | 1102 | 1196 | 2003 | 1526 | 1502 | 1485 | 1643 | 1474 | 1438 | 1242 | 1701 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:01PM0.54m | 6:15AM0.88m | 6:41PM0.61m | 6:54AM0.88m | 7:20PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.03m | 11:37PM0.05m | 12:52PM0.01m | 00:23AM0.03m | 1:22PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2987 | 2651 | 2330 | 2027 | 1811 | 1811 | 1630 | 1630 | 1609 | 1404 | 1258 | 1042 | 1102 | 478 | 2003 | 1526 | 1502 | 1485 | 1643 | 1474 | 1438 | 1242 | 1701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 196 | 273 | 351 | 533 | 373 | 1196 | 507 | 401 | 387 | 365 | 313 | 319 | 264 | 269 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 18 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 76 | 124 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 227 | 55 | 57 | 223 | 136 | 186 | 188 | 143 | 75 | 186 | 151 |
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 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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