Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
29.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141312131218181816161616161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326491222366487467234245154261245209209204177264330326310279339443522594
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.30
7:43PM
0.90
7:47AM
1.37
8:25PM
0.85
8:27AM
1.39
9:07PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.01
1:16AM
0.13
2:32PM
-0.04
1:51AM
0.13
3:16PM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:01------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:00---
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---111-----231-1---3231
Temp. °C262629292928272625262930292727262525282928272626
Feels °C (?)303031303232313028293232323031302828323233323030
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