Bunkum Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.78° N 62.22° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bunkum Bay sea temperature is

29.5°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bunkum Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 5							Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NNE 12	NE 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NNE 14	E 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	E 7	NNE 13	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	73	53	30	107	130	155	181	155	150	130	126	104	106	103	81	68	47	78	78	78	60	35	58
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					4:26PM0.27m		9:00PM0.29m						3:45PM0.26m			00:02AM0.26m					3:27PM0.26m
Low Tide		6:07AM0.07m				5:34PM0.27m				7:04AM0.10m				7:09PM0.25m				7:55AM0.13m					8:16PM0.21m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	28
Feels °C	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	27	27	26	27	26	28	29	28	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 13	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	E 7	NNE 13
kJ	19	53	30	30	23	23	23	23	23	65	31	31	21	81	40	68	40	78	78	78	37	23	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 13	NNE 10	NNE 15	NNE 10	NNE 10	—	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	NNE 13	S 5
kJ	14	22	21	21	20	18	36	36	18	10	22	10	10	—	25	23	25	2	2	4	4	35	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	N 12	NE 15	—	N 9	NNE 8	NE 13	NE 14	N 16	N 16	NNE 10	NNE 15	NNE 12	SSE 4	—	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	NNE 10	S 5	NNE 10
kJ	10	11	9	—	6	7	7	7	5	19	9	22	15	2	—	1	2	2	2	2	10	4	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 4	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 4	E 7
kJ	73	36	49	107	130	155	181	155	150	130	126	104	106	103	81	63	47	47	46	46	60	12	58
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	141	141	141	141	141	317	437	437	328	82	0	0	82	82	82	0	0	0	0	0	141	141	141
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean											Lime Squash	Fort Point				Lime Squash	Lime Squash	Rendezvous Point/Zen-Zone	Lime Squash	Lime Squash
Rating (10 max)											1	1				1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Montserrat											Lime Squash Caribbean	Fort Point Caribbean				Lime Squash Caribbean	Lime Squash Caribbean	Rendezvous Point/Zen-Zone Caribbean	Lime Squash Caribbean	Lime Squash Caribbean
Rating (10 max)											1	1				1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	8	6	6	5	5

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