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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Benkunqut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 352 | 363 | 379 | 443 | 485 | 548 | 493 | 370 | 671 | 333 | 286 | 273 | 336 | 362 | 465 | 366 | 472 | 459 | 336 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 312 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:44PM 1.07 | 11:55AM 0.83 | 11:33PM 0.94 | 12:55PM 0.87 | 12:28AM 0.81 | 1:55PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:33AM 0.17 | 5:24PM 0.43 | 6:14AM 0.24 | 6:47PM 0.48 | 6:56AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
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