Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Benkunqut today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 1AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Benkunqut. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3460 | 3156 | 3076 | 2685 | 2612 | 2379 | 2053 | 4090 | 4178 | 3839 | 3499 | 3594 | 2961 | 3135 | 2235 | 2147 | 2416 | 2048 | 1525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:07AM0.98m | 12:04PM0.55m | 1:02AM0.92m | 1:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.28m | 7:07AM0.40m | 5:14PM0.33m | 9:14AM0.42m | 5:43PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3460 | 3156 | 3076 | 2685 | 2612 | 2379 | 2053 | 4090 | 4178 | 3839 | 3499 | 3594 | 2961 | 3135 | 2235 | 2147 | 2416 | 2048 | 1525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 22 | W 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 91 | 25 | 407 | 517 | 1097 | 1285 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 22 | 108 | 232 | 230 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SW 24 | WNW 11 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 11 | 108 | 185 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 40 | 27 | 69 | 51 | 122 | 72 | 75 | 112 | 120 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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