Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 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 7PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
375
510
346
371
432
567
560
525
421
455
552
388
427
621
799
799
905
874
786
669
757
929
917
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:24PM0.69m
9:13AM1.11m
10:00PM0.65m
9:46AM1.06m
10:41PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.11m
2:29AM0.28m
4:05PM0.16m
2:58AM0.32m
4:44PM0.21m
3:29AM0.37m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:55
5:55
5:55
5:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
25
33
33
34
32
32
30
30
30
33
33
33
34
32
30
31
30
32
33
33
32
30
30
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
SW
14
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
227
227
223
227
292
287
282
560
525
227
259
249
202
398
621
799
799
905
874
786
669
757
929
917
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
169
375
510
346
371
432
567
233
229
421
355
350
346
158
122
120
125
154
135
106
101
78
76
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
23
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
255
129
115
113
53
73
117
117
116
312
455
552
388
427
238
218
212
171
138
171
168
103
50
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
65
0
0
0
0
16
16
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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