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Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
28.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Benkunqut today?

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 7PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1
S
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)15141418171716151515151616141414149899222120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62352952870316441607112610691069108310831098109872172173178869281710517929439701341
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
1.15
7:57AM
0.69
7:33PM
1.18
8:28AM
0.76
8:07PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.35
2:02AM
0.11
12:54PM
0.32
2:28AM
0.08
1:36PM
0.30
2:53AM
0.07
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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Sunset--6:24-------6:24-------6:24-----
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Rain (mm)
-1221-1111-11-1-12221124
Temp. °C272826262626252528282827262625262727272626252524
Feels °C (?)272827282828272831282828282826272727272626252525
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