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Jackals surfForecast / Simeulue Island / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jackals surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jackals sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jackals today?
The current surf forecast for Jackals at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jackals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 273 | 269 | 227 | 181 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 144 | 153 | 150 | 158 | 143 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 166 | 151 | 87 | 115 | 173 | 180 | 183 | 179 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.37 | 12:45AM 0.41 | 2:41PM 0.41 | 1:56AM 0.37 | 3:36PM 0.45 | 3:07AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:54PM 0.26 | 7:55AM 0.15 | 8:58PM 0.26 | 8:41AM 0.15 | 10:25PM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
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