Benkunqut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.63° S 104.31° E

Issued: 6 am 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 11AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WIB) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	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	775	830	844	844	882	825	807	705	641	792	844	844	757	1122	1098	705	1157	1236	1141	624	611	913	913
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	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	off	off	off	off
High Tide	1:09AM1.00m				1:07PM0.58m				2:06AM0.97m				2:32PM0.50m				3:10AM0.95m					4:23PM0.48m
Low Tide			8:18AM0.42m			6:23PM0.34m						10:01AM0.39m			7:04PM0.38m					11:24AM0.34m			8:15PM0.42m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	27	28	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	27	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	25	25	26	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	26	28	28	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 18	S 18	S 17	SSE 9	S 9	SSW 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	121	121	183	180	166	141	154	137	145	103	162	225	283	736	721	346	724	739	669	225	222	539	521
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 17	S 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	31	49	12	12	12	41	41	65	72	110	48	33	47	264	354	124	316	225	292	104	136	218	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 18	—	WNW 12	WNW 12	S 20	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 15	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	W 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	S 18	W 10	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	13	12	12	12	—	13	13	30	41	43	21	49	33	84	124	2	89	77	134	55	2	74	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	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	775	830	844	844	882	825	807	705	641	792	844	844	757	1122	1098	705	1157	1236	1141	624	611	913	913
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	1	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	591	697	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	2			4	4	3	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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