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Benkunqut Surf Forecast
/ Sumatra – Mainland (12 surf breaks) /
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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?
The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 10AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Benkunqut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
1312 | 1321 | 1434 | 1491 | 1432 | 1358 | 1204 | 1187 | 1206 | 1008 | 979 | 919 | 919 | 817 | 817 | 778 | 624 | 606 | 643 | 543 | 389 | 518 | 440 | 420 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.11m | 6:33PM0.82m | 6:35AM1.16m | 7:10PM0.81m | 7:06AM1.19m | 7:45PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.19m | 00:09AM0.27m | 1:21PM0.13m | 00:37AM0.26m | 1:53PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 1312 | 1321 | 1434 | 1491 | 1432 | 1358 | 1204 | 1187 | 1206 | 1008 | 979 | 919 | 919 | 817 | 817 | 778 | 624 | 606 | 643 | 543 | 389 | 518 | 440 | 420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 104 | 104 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 45 | 33 | 100 | 203 | 188 | 134 | 234 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | S 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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