Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 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
29.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
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
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131313131612161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)556597597589548525517590581444394394388256268291366353326491284297487467
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-1---11------111212-222
Temp. °C262625262829292727262626282929272726262629282827
Feels °C (?)303029303132323132313030333233313230303033323231
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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