Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 5PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
1300
1479
1203
1020
1006
992
915
902
877
804
732
632
632
929
929
833
833
833
857
1121
1933
1642
1475
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:29PM0.80m
3:50AM0.90m
3:47PM0.78m
4:32AM1.03m
4:52PM0.78m
5:13AM1.16m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.32m
10:08AM0.42m
9:49PM0.30m
11:10AM0.29m
10:33PM0.27m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:53
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
29
28
27
26
26
26
29
30
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
31
33
31
31
30
29
29
29
33
32
32
31
32
31
31
31
33
33
32
32
33
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
628
1300
1479
1203
1020
1006
992
915
902
877
804
732
632
632
929
929
833
833
833
857
1121
1933
1642
1475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.2
W
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
299
4
1
1
43
42
51
50
50
5
47
47
288
357
30
50
322
418
665
722
437
25
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
66
4
1
1
2
2
1
6
5
5
45
41
14
5
45
43
40
36
35
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
55
88
50
98
93
103
100
103
51
93
93
93
99
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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