4 Bobs surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at 4 Bobs today?

The current surf forecast for 4 Bobs at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110101010161619191817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)89293585288982578080282593089493394197510281203128112061423144414031563153115551361
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.99
9:38AM
0.72
10:33PM
0.93
9:50AM
0.63
11:22PM
0.86
10:00AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.28
3:47PM
0.18
4:50AM
0.34
4:21PM
0.23
5:51AM
0.41
5:04PM
0.30
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
32124114142213211-11-11-
Temp. °C262626262627272627262525262626262626262627272727
Feels °C (?)282928292931302830292829292828282929313031313131
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Mentawi Islands

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at 4 Bobs (light winds from the N at Minangkabau Airport 165 km from 4 Bobs). 1.4m 12s groundswell from the S with a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    4 Bobs
  2. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 166 km from Kandui Left (light winds from the N at Minangkabau Airport 166 km from Kandui Left). 1.4m 12s groundswell from the S with a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Kandui Left
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