Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
529
476
469
327
264
261
268
215
215
215
212
261
229
180
203
215
249
249
249
249
245
190
226
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM0.61m
11:01AM0.95m
00:43AM0.63m
11:53AM0.90m
2:00AM0.69m
1:05PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.44m
6:17PM0.30m
5:03AM0.50m
7:13PM0.32m
6:40AM0.55m
8:10PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
26
29
30
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
27
27
31
29
29
32
32
33
31
31
30
28
30
33
33
32
32
31
30
30
30
33
33
33
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
529
529
476
469
327
264
261
268
215
215
215
212
261
229
180
203
215
249
249
249
249
245
190
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
87
67
65
63
48
48
57
58
45
57
33
33
34
34
58
63
63
58
55
54
55
66
69
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
61
102
7
6
86
85
11
11
20
21
21
22
13
12
13
12
12
11
69
125
208
163
124
226
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
105
76
56
70
68
78
67
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
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