Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Benkunqut today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Benkunqut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 2506 | 2856 | 2285 | 1957 | 2200 | 4993 | 4813 | 4657 | 5417 | 5555 | 5990 | 6184 | 5785 | 5651 | 5093 | 4970 | 4636 | 4173 | 3875 | 3460 | 3374 | 2958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.88m | 10:47PM1.11m | 10:49AM0.76m | 11:24PM1.05m | 11:23AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:06PM0.17m | 5:11AM0.29m | 4:29PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.35m | 4:51PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1308 | 2506 | 2856 | 2285 | 1957 | 2200 | 4993 | 4813 | 4657 | 5417 | 5555 | 5990 | 6184 | 5785 | 5651 | 5093 | 4970 | 4636 | 4173 | 3875 | 3460 | 3374 | 2958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 22 | W 18 |
| kJ | 1031 | 449 | — | 705 | 1424 | 1719 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 299 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 17 | 31 | — | 33 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 591 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 565 | 541 | 0 | 0 |
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