Benkunqut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.63° S 104.31° E

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Benkunqut sea temperature is

28.9° C

Benkunqut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Evening (24 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 23			Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	807	842	807	773	1247	1275	1233	792	775	705	1182	1195	1183	1210	1093	611	597	913	953
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	1:07PM0.58m				2:06AM0.97m				2:32PM0.50m				3:10AM0.95m					4:23PM0.48m
Low Tide		6:23PM0.34m						10:01AM0.39m			7:04PM0.38m					11:24AM0.34m			8:15PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	26	26	25	25	25	25	27	26	26	25	26	25	26	26	28	27	27	26	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 18	S 17	S 16	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	161	139	154	137	845	724	773	225	210	264	736	752	739	739	673	228	222	521	544
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 19	SSW 12	S 18	SW 14	SW 17	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	12	41	41	65	72	103	163	33	47	84	354	346	320	225	296	104	136	218	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	S 20	SW 16	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	W 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 18	W 10	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	—	13	13	30	41	66	48	49	33	2	124	124	64	77	134	55	2	74	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	807	842	807	773	1247	1275	1233	792	775	705	1182	1195	1183	1210	1093	611	597	913	953
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	1070	0	0	0	0	0	0	1070	697	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5

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