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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
29.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010999910991010991016161015151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12011710810810810814510874145145142137150211261148273370435380450428416
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
0.96
1:25AM
0.56
2:34PM
0.95
3:04AM
0.50
3:38PM
0.95
4:55AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.45
6:41AM
0.36
10:40PM
0.40
7:29AM
0.39
11:49PM
0.33
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--6:22-------6:22-------6:23-----
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111--------------11---
Temp. °C282828262626252628292827262525252828282625262526
Feels °C (?)282829282828262829302929292727272928282826272628
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