Surf Forecasts:
Bunatrahir Bay surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, W swell with 861 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bunatrahir Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Bunatrahir Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bunatrahir Bay in the next 16 days are 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jun 22) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bunatrahir Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 346 | 505 | 603 | 727 | 783 | 505 | 356 | 204 | 372 | 157 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM3.25m | 7:31PM3.67m | 8:01AM3.16m | 8:22PM3.70m | 8:52AM3.01m | 9:12PM3.65m | 9:45AM2.83m | 10:04PM3.51m | 10:40AM2.66m | 10:58PM3.32m | 11:38AM2.53m | 11:54PM3.09m | 12:39PM2.46m | 00:53AM2.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.14m | 1:46AM0.04m | 1:52PM0.19m | 2:40AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.30m | 3:34AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.45m | 4:31AM0.39m | 4:20PM0.64m | 5:29AM0.56m | 5:18PM0.83m | 6:29AM0.70m | 6:25PM0.99m | ||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | N 6 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 281 | 346 | 505 | 1 | — | 783 | 505 | 356 | 204 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 4 | SW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SE 3 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 603 | 727 | — | — | — | 4 | 372 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 58 | 453 | 26 | 179 | 20 |
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