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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?
The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Benkunqut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 286 | 273 | 336 | 433 | 465 | 366 | 472 | 459 | 336 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 288 | 304 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 171 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:55PM 0.87 | 12:28AM 0.81 | 1:55PM 0.91 | 1:35AM 0.70 | 2:52PM 0.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:14AM 0.24 | 6:47PM 0.48 | 6:56AM 0.30 | 8:29PM 0.49 | 7:39AM 0.34 | 10:03PM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
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