Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
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
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131316121616161515151414141413121312181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)509444394394394256273291366353326491222366487467234245181290245209209204
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SSW
5
S
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
1.19
7:01PM
0.93
7:09AM
1.30
7:43PM
0.90
7:47AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.19
1:05PM
0.09
12:43AM
0.16
1:48PM
0.01
1:16AM
0.13
2:32PM
-0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
32----11-123113755---146
Temp. °C272525252930292827262626292929272625252528282726
Feels °C (?)312929293433333231303030333335313028282933313131
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