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Jackals surf break

Jackals surfForecast / Simeulue Island / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 WIB
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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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jackals today?

The current surf forecast for Jackals at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131316151515151414141313131313131312201918181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330257220193191242242367321290282180178178175171156392485365404639759546
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.38
9:11AM
0.65
9:26PM
0.32
9:59AM
0.60
10:15PM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.01
2:25AM
0.01
4:06PM
0.05
2:57AM
0.05
5:09PM
0.10
3:32AM
0.10
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:38-------6:38-------6:38-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-141467452-----------134
Temp. °C293029292826262526262727272727272929292828272726
Feels °C (?)343433333128282729293031313131313231313132313130
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