Surf Break

Lat Long: 5.63° S 104.31° E

Benkunqut 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Benkunqut sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.2° 

Benkunqut surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Benkunqut today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 12PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
323
319
377
709
767
595
580
657
1098
1028
1117
1428
1409
1546
1980
2386
2417
2325
2460
2394
2182
1983
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:32AM0.62m
10:32PM0.98m
11:21AM0.57m
11:16PM0.91m
12:49PM0.55m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.24m
3:33PM0.33m
5:33AM0.31m
4:01PM0.40m
6:40AM0.37m
4:41PM0.48m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
29
29
28
26
26
25
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
30
29
29
28
29
28
27
29
29
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
30
30
31
29
30
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