Nias Surf

Detailed Nias surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Nias. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Nias. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Nias over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Nias and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Nias Surf Forecast

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Nias Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Nias Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Nias coastline are also listed below.

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Nias Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tue
	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Bawa Nias	Hiliduha Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hiliduha Nias	Asu Nias	Bawa Nias	Bawa Nias	Bawa Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias
Rating	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	14	14	12	10	13	10	13	13	12	12	12	16	16
Energy(?)	304	672	543	350	365	316	324	341	295	442	369	257	325	344	303	290	284	282	277	240	356	362
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)			4:40AM 0.41	10:16AM 0.72		10:12PM 0.35	11:33AM 0.62		12:09AM 0.30		1:21PM 0.65	2:45AM 0.38		2:59PM 0.62		4:04AM 0.43	4:01PM 0.66		4:42AM 0.54	4:51PM 0.76		5:19AM 0.67
Low Tide / height (m)		3:51PM 0.15	10:43AM -0.04		5:06PM 0.21	3:40AM 0.14			7:43PM 0.24	4:50AM 0.24		9:39PM 0.23	7:45AM 0.29		10:20PM 0.15	9:34AM 0.21		10:59PM 0.14	10:31AM 0.17		11:25PM 0.10	11:20AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	2	2	1	1	-	-	5	2	-	2	-	-	5	-
High °C	25	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	29	28	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28
Low °C	24	28	28	28	29	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	27	27	28	27	28
Chill °C (?)	25	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	29	28	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:28
Sunset	7:28	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	14	14	12	10	10	10	13	13	12	12	12	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.1 W	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	-	15	8	16	18	18	16	16	13	12	8	9	13	13	14	10	10	9	10	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 24					Wednesday 25								Thursday 26								Fri
	10AM	1PM	7:30PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Lagundri - The Point Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Bawa Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hiliduha Nias
Rating	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	589	672	299	628	586	543	486	411	415	333	350	309	316	316	236	277	321	327	332	321	316	378
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)			5:45PM 0.99		9:21PM 0.43					10:23AM 0.76				10:12PM 0.35				11:36AM 0.69				12:09AM 0.33
Low Tide / height (m)							3:00AM 0.07					5:02PM 0.23			3:40AM 0.14						7:31PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	2
Temp. °C	27	28	24	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	28	28	29	28	27	27
Chill °C (?)	27	28	24	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	28	28	29	28	27	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 S	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 W
Period (s)	9	14	-	8	8	8	8	19	16	16	18	8	18	18	8	15	16	16	16	16	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	8AM	9AM	1:30PM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Lagundri - The Point Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Asu Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Bawa Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hilisataro Nias	Hiliduha Nias
Rating	3	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	704	694	373	616	663	672	672	672	672	628	628	628	619	585	586	570	555	459	490	453	447	447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)															9:21PM 0.43
Low Tide / height (m)									3:51PM 0.15												3:08AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	27	25	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	27
Chill °C (?)	27	27	25	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	27	27	27
Sunrise	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	9	9	-	15	14	14	14	15	15	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	19	19	19	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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