Bunkum Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.78° N 62.22° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bunkum Bay sea temperature is

29.4°C

Bunkum Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bunkum Bay today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bunkum Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (16 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	NNE 13	E 8	E 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 10	N 10	N 9
Wave Graph
kJ	60	30	21	35	60	60	89	83	109	100	123	115	110	102	92	64	63	64	67	67	45
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:00PM0.28m									5:31PM0.28m								6:06PM0.28m
Low Tide							3:09AM0.05m								4:02AM0.07m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	30	29	27	29	29	30	29	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 10	N 10	N 9
kJ	40	30	20	26	35	57	34	83	109	100	123	115	110	102	92	64	63	64	67	67	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 13	N 7	N 7	NNE 12	E 8	E 9	E 9	NE 7	E 9	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	11	5	5	35	4	4	89	23	24	24	9	24	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	NNE 12	NNE 15	NNE 7	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	3	15	21	5	4	3	3	8	8	8	6	9	6	7	7	17	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 8	E 8	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 9	E 3	E 4	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4
kJ	60	14	11	9	60	60	7	6	6	4	53	5	6	6	6	10	11	8	9	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	4	6	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5

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