Benkunqut surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 29 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 (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Benkunqut at 5AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1994
1941
1914
1785
1761
1533
1491
1428
1144
1110
1045
1045
1030
862
725
702
771
680
715
626
579
569
483
475
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:24AM1.10m
6:09PM0.67m
6:01AM1.13m
6:51PM0.67m
6:36AM1.15m
7:29PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:40PM0.35m
12:31PM0.20m
11:17PM0.34m
1:06PM0.15m
11:53PM0.32m
1:40PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:53
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
28
28
28
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
28
29
28
26
26
29
29
29
31
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
31
30
30
30
29
30
29
30
31
30
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1994
1941
1914
1785
1761
1533
1491
1428
1144
1110
1045
1045
1030
862
725
702
771
680
715
626
579
569
483
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
7
7
6
6
4
61
61
59
105
102
232
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
13
15
11
6
22
9
9
5
5
5
12
12
12
12
12
6
13
18
6
9
9
7
78
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
11
10
8
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
16
65
519
91
16
0
0
16
16
0
519
591
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia - Sumatra - Mainland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
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