Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131612161616151515141414141312131218181816161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394256273291366353326491222366487467234245154261245209209204177264330326
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.93
7:09AM
1.30
7:43PM
0.90
7:47AM
1.37
8:25PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.16
1:48PM
0.01
1:16AM
0.13
2:32PM
-0.04
1:51AM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--11121-1-221-1---44--11
Temp. °C293029282726262629302927262626262929282726262525
Feels °C (?)333333323130303032313230303030303332323230302928
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