Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 10PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
844
966
1155
988
765
765
788
799
691
607
517
444
394
336
336
331
290
220
149
147
152
114
114
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50PM0.75m
11:38AM1.03m
00:59AM0.80m
12:41PM0.91m
2:09AM0.86m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.14m
5:04AM0.39m
6:36PM0.21m
6:30AM0.46m
7:31PM0.27m
8:17AM0.47m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
27
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
29
31
30
31
31
30
30
34
33
33
32
32
31
30
30
32
32
31
29
28
28
28
28
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
1045
844
966
1155
988
765
765
788
799
691
607
517
444
394
336
336
331
290
220
149
147
147
114
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
7
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.1
SE
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
4
63
80
3
3
3
2
9
9
5
5
5
33
33
34
33
46
46
47
50
55
54
71
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
5
6
2
2
4
8
15
15
6
13
13
13
42
42
152
92
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
9
6
9
13
2
37
13
8
7
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
519
257
16
16
0
0
0
292
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
519
519
279
40
16
16
16
279
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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