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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 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
28.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
WSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
W
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131212121212127127111111111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54552251449942142141440229728828323323021016316117315314514312814010399
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.97
10:59PM
0.92
11:59AM
0.98
11:38PM
0.79
12:45PM
0.97
12:23AM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.14
5:06PM
0.37
5:16AM
0.20
6:04PM
0.42
5:42AM
0.26
7:15PM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---1311-23364----111---
Temp. °C262628282826262525252626242424252525272827262625
Feels °C (?)282829292928272727282928242525272626282827272727
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