Benkunqut Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.63° S 104.31° E

Benkunqut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Benkunqut sea temperature is
29.0° C
1.0° 

Benkunqut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Benkunqut today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2175
2120
1853
1663
1460
1275
1106
1106
980
1016
899
778
735
683
777
1106
1438
1308
2402
2856
2510
2136
2200
4993
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:03AM1.11m
9:36PM1.14m
9:40AM1.00m
10:11PM1.14m
10:15AM0.88m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.17m
3:16PM0.08m
3:44AM0.19m
3:42PM0.12m
4:27AM0.23m
4:06PM0.17m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
29
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
26
25
24
24
25
28
29
28
26
25
Feels °C
29
27
28
31
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
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