Surf Forecasts:
Bunatrahir Bay surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with 1,856 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 10s. 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 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bunatrahir Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2179 | 2096 | 1384 | 898 | 618 | 459 | 520 | 313 | 347 | 291 | 141 | 114 | 107 | 170 | 237 | 380 | 246 | 124 | 333 | 425 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.74m | 5:17AM2.55m | 5:40PM2.93m | 5:56AM2.68m | 6:17PM3.12m | 6:32AM2.79m | 6:51PM3.28m | 7:05AM2.86m | 7:23PM3.40m | 7:38AM2.91m | 7:55PM3.46m | 8:11AM2.93m | 8:26PM3.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.94m | 11:11PM0.90m | 11:14AM0.78m | 11:52PM0.74m | 11:51AM0.62m | 00:28AM0.59m | 12:25PM0.48m | 1:03AM0.47m | 12:58PM0.38m | 1:35AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.33m | 2:07AM0.34m | 2:01PM0.34m | 2:38AM0.33m | |||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 1384 | 898 | 618 | 188 | 106 | 313 | 347 | 291 | 141 | 114 | 56 | 68 | 92 | 380 | 246 | 124 | 29 | 33 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 162 | 204 | 200 | 153 | — | 80 | 80 | 89 | 81 | 55 | 37 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2179 | 2096 | — | — | — | 459 | 520 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 107 | 170 | 237 | 132 | 123 | 104 | 333 | 425 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 555 | 597 | 232 | 135 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 179 | 775 | 9 | 9 | 203 | 244 | 232 | 9 | 0 |
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