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Benete surfForecast / Sumbawa / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 WITAForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Benete surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Benete sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Benete today?
The current surf forecast for Benete at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Benete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 331 | 277 | 194 | 216 | 314 | 310 | 371 | 371 | 366 | 400 | 326 | 395 | 468 | 683 | 648 | 542 | 535 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 447 | 416 | 398 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 1.57 | 10:37AM 1.02 | 8:44PM 1.62 | 11:15AM 1.04 | 9:18PM 1.66 | 11:48AM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 0.29 | 2:13PM 0.91 | 4:28AM 0.19 | 2:53PM 0.91 | 5:00AM 0.11 | 3:28PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
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