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Wanjapu surfForecast / Sumba / Indonesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 WITAForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wanjapu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wanjapu sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wanjapu today?
The current surf forecast for Wanjapu at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wanjapu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 242 | 142 | 336 | 282 | 277 | 220 | 260 | 314 | 371 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 395 | 385 | 395 | 692 | 683 | 640 | 614 | 606 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 2.37 | 9:08AM 1.88 | 8:36PM 2.47 | 9:49AM 1.98 | 9:15PM 2.57 | 10:24AM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM 0.69 | 2:23PM 1.18 | 3:34AM 0.52 | 3:07PM 1.10 | 4:08AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
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