Kuta Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.72° S 115.17° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuta Reef sea temperature is

26.4°C

Kuta Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kuta Reef today (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuta Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WITA) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (22 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 22					Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	563	444	510	781	1086	1318	1896	1849	1803	2002	1758	1689	1432	1257	1240	1114	1099	969	892	754	754
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					9:11PM1.63m				8:03AM1.86m				9:17PM1.84m				8:47AM2.05m				9:31PM2.06m
Low Tide							2:14AM1.27m				2:50PM0.71m				2:51AM1.04m				3:14PM0.57m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	27	27	26	27	28	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	563	444	444	437	1086	1318	1896	1849	1803	2002	1758	1689	1432	1257	1240	1114	1099	969	892	754	754
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 13	SSW 13	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	SE 5	SE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	184	293	510	781	370	341	29	29	—	—	—	—	8	7	25	25	7	6	6	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	29	5	5	23	20	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	23	34	29	38	—	53	61	53	29	32	25	21	30	25	47	42	27	42	53	36	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Impossibles Bali - The Bukit	Balangan Bali - The Bukit	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Halfway Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Padang Padang Bali - The Bukit	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Legian Beach Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Padang Padang Bali - The Bukit	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta	Kuta Reef Bali - Kuta	Jimbaran Beach Bali - Kuta
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	5	12	9	0	2	0	0	0	5	12	5	5	5	2	0	0	5	12	5	0	5
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Rating (10 max)	2			4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3		2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	4	4	4

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