Balian Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.51° S 114.97° E

Balian 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Balian sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Balian today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Balian at 9PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
631
1543
1696
1638
1506
1451
1433
1433
1273
1257
1169
988
962
962
962
962
949
773
694
752
638
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM1.47m
3:02AM1.99m
3:50PM1.26m
4:17AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.98m
10:35AM1.03m
8:02PM1.16m
1:46PM1.00m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
23
22
21
21
23
27
28
27
22
21
23
22
24
28
28
26
22
23
Feels °C
28
28
28
25
24
23
23
25
27
27
27
24
23
25
24
26
29
28
27
24
25
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