Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 WIB
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Benkunqut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Benkunqut sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1889
2054
1934
1835
1936
1910
1858
1645
1408
1347
1327
1179
1042
1026
901
786
670
629
644
961
1098
2303
2327
2189
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:43PM0.68m
10:48AM1.18m
11:47PM0.64m
11:48AM1.06m
1:12AM0.64m
1:04PM0.95m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.25m
5:56PM0.18m
4:44AM0.35m
7:09PM0.25m
6:04AM0.45m
8:29PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:59
5:59
5:59
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
9
22
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
29
30
29
28
26
25
24
25
28
30
28
28
27
32
30
30
32
33
33
32
32
30
28
28
33
33
33
33
31
28
27
28
31
33
31
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1889
2054
1934
1835
1936
1910
1858
1645
1408
1347
1327
1179
1042
1026
901
786
670
629
511
503
1098
2303
2327
2189
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
102
100
75
48
49
49
69
93
125
89
40
87
80
76
76
75
295
644
961
549
46
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
101
77
49
49
68
34
28
89
40
11
18
45
146
75
74
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
40
0
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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