4 Bobs surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Sep 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
29.4° 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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131512131318181617171817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10048368238236537476333874806636834134499079631133130912211165976104413051044906
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
E
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
ENE
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
NE
0
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
0
SSW
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffoffglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffoffglassglassglassonglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.72
4:38AM
1.05
5:15PM
0.85
5:22AM
1.09
5:51PM
0.96
5:59AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
0.31
11:22AM
0.18
10:58PM
0.25
11:47AM
0.14
11:40PM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--6:20-------6:19-------6:19-----
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-1-----1-----------
Temp. °C272828282727262627272727272727262727282828272727
Feels °C (?)303232333131292931313131313231293131323232313132
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Mentawi Islands

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Kandui Left (light winds from the NE at Medan/Polonia Airport 608 km from Kandui Left). A 1.2m groundswell from the SSW

    Kandui Left
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