4 Bobs surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 WIB
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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
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 4 Bobs today?

The current surf forecast for 4 Bobs at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at 4 Bobs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
550
606
598
598
520
486
808
915
799
905
975
875
757
757
929
917
894
860
640
623
536
536
529
529
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
N
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00PM0.65m
9:13AM1.02m
9:35PM0.61m
9:49AM0.96m
10:32PM0.59m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.17m
2:31AM0.19m
3:51PM0.22m
3:10AM0.26m
4:39PM0.27m
3:56AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
33
32
33
33
32
32
32
31
32
32
32
32
31
32
30
29
30
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
550
606
598
598
520
377
808
915
799
905
975
875
757
757
929
917
894
860
640
623
536
536
529
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
164
172
171
171
135
486
299
345
345
205
205
199
163
94
90
94
101
99
88
107
129
129
102
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
178
392
552
552
388
135
133
130
127
96
96
94
96
92
69
69
29
28
66
61
61
61
44
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
Energy kJ
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
80
82
29
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Mentawi Islands
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Indonesia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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