Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 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
29.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 8AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
621
799
799
905
874
786
669
757
929
917
894
773
649
543
529
529
459
476
476
327
264
261
268
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:46AM1.06m
10:41PM0.62m
10:21AM1.01m
11:33PM0.61m
11:01AM0.95m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.32m
4:44PM0.21m
3:29AM0.37m
5:27PM0.26m
4:07AM0.44m
6:17PM0.30m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:55
5:54
5:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
29
30
29
28
27
30
30
28
32
33
33
31
30
30
31
31
32
32
34
32
32
30
29
28
33
33
32
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
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
Energy kJ
398
621
799
799
905
874
786
669
757
929
917
894
773
649
543
529
529
459
476
476
327
264
261
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
158
154
122
157
154
129
103
103
103
80
101
118
122
112
90
87
67
67
65
65
33
34
58
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SW
12
0.1
W
14
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
19
0.4
SSW
18
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
Energy kJ
427
281
218
212
171
138
171
168
103
50
50
4
72
72
63
102
61
102
7
6
86
86
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
120
93
102
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
0
0
0
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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