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Lagundri-The Machine surfForecast / Nias / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lagundri-The Machine surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lagundri-The Machine sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lagundri-The Machine today?
The current surf forecast for Lagundri-The Machine at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lagundri-The Machine. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 380 | 375 | 375 | 371 | 486 | 468 | 462 | 532 | 588 | 631 | 614 | 685 | 676 | 466 | 590 | 521 | 507 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:12AM 0.42 | 4:41PM 0.73 | 4:56AM 0.42 | 5:17PM 0.75 | 5:35AM 0.43 | 5:52PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:58PM 0.20 | 9:38AM 0.15 | 11:33PM 0.15 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 12:05AM 0.11 | 10:54AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
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