Watch Out! High Waves Until October 3 On The Bali Crossing Line

Photo Archives - Passenger ships are preparing to dock at the Gilimanuk Harbor pier, Jembrana Regency, Bali Province, Wednesday (13/9/2023). (ANTARA/Dewa Ketut Sudiarta Wiguna)

DENPASAR - There is the potential for waves as high as three meters on the Bali crossing from October 1 to 3, 2023, according to the Denpasar Region III Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG).

Head of BBMKG Region III Denpasar Cahyo Nugroho in Denpasar, Saturday, asked the public to be aware of this and said that waves as high as three meters are predicted to appear in the Badung Strait, southern Bali Strait, and southern Lombok Strait.

The Badung Strait is a marine tourism area, a fishing route to sea, a crossing route to Nusa Penida Island in Klungkung Regency, as well as a shipping route from Benoa Port, Denpasar to areas in Eastern Indonesia.

The waters of the Bali Strait are routes connecting Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana Regency with Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java.

Meanwhile, the Lombok Strait is a shipping route from Padangbai Port in Karangasem Regency to Lembar Harbor in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, as well as a shipping route to Eastern Indonesia.

The wave height in the Bali Sea, which borders the Buleleng Regency, North Bali, is estimated to be 2.5 meters and the wave height in the southern waters of Bali is estimated to reach four meters.

Wind speed in the southern waters of Bali is estimated to be around 15 knots (27 km per hour), in the southern part of the Lombok Strait about 20 knots (37 km per hour), and in the Bali Sea about 25 knots (46 km per hour).

Launching ANTARA, Saturday, September 30, BBMKG said that wind conditions and sea waves pose a risk to shipping safety.

Fishermen's boat users are asked to be aware of wind speeds of more than 15 knots and wave heights above 1.25 meters, barge operators are advised to be vigilant when the wind is more than 16 knots and wave height is above 1.5 meters, and ferry operators are asked to be aware of wind speeds of more than 21 knots and wave height above 2.5 meters.

For the sake of shipping security, Cahyo appealed to ship operators, fishermen, and users of sea transportation facilities to monitor broadcast information on weather information in water areas on the official BMKG website.