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4 Bobs surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
4 Bobs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 4 Bobs sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at 4 Bobs today?
The current surf forecast for 4 Bobs at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 4 Bobs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 248 | 169 | 129 | 380 | 463 | 412 | 324 | 228 | 153 | 120 | 111 | 203 | 229 | 222 | 181 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 350 | 390 | 386 | 381 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:32AM 0.74 | 2:39PM 0.93 | 2:41AM 0.69 | 3:29PM 0.98 | 3:42AM 0.67 | 4:14PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.29 | 9:03PM 0.44 | 8:03AM 0.30 | 10:15PM 0.37 | 8:53AM 0.28 | 11:00PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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