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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 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
29.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313161616161519151514141817171615151515161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238242299644636628612640650623623529528703164414501126108310691083108310981098721
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
0.57
6:18PM
1.09
7:25AM
0.63
6:57PM
1.15
7:57AM
0.69
7:33PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.19
11:18AM
0.39
1:35AM
0.14
12:10PM
0.35
2:02AM
0.11
12:54PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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Rain (mm)
11--2233461111----11111-
Temp. °C262528282726262625242526262625262525282828262626
Feels °C (?)282731302928272625242526262525272727292829272728
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