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Jimmys surfForecast / Sumatra – Mainland / Indonesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 WIB
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Jimmys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jimmys sea temperature is
28.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jimmys today?

The current surf forecast for Jimmys at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WIB) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
4
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414141713161616161519151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)361377393398398341289289377382313281228190250644636628558566650623623623
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.96
5:53AM
0.50
5:28PM
1.01
6:39AM
0.55
6:12PM
1.06
7:15AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.25
10:06AM
0.38
12:59AM
0.19
11:11AM
0.36
1:28AM
0.14
12:02PM
0.32
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:24-------6:24-------6:25-------
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1------12-1-----1--1114
Temp. °C272626252525282827262626252528292826252625252624
Feels °C (?)292929272727303030292829272831302827272927272725
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