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Thunders surfForecast / Mentawi Islands / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 WIBForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thunders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thunders sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Thunders today?
The current surf forecast for Thunders at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thunders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
917 | 906 | 894 | 743 | 631 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 407 | 401 | 390 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 208 | 272 | 288 | 293 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.80m | 10:23PM0.46m | 10:22AM0.76m | 11:48PM0.47m | 11:23AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.23m | 4:39PM0.23m | 3:18AM0.30m | 5:38PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.36m | 6:41PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 917 | 906 | 894 | 743 | 631 | 536 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 407 | 401 | 390 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 208 | 272 | 288 | 293 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 79 | 79 | 55 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 39 | 40 | 52 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
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