Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Friday 10 April 2026 At 0000 UTC

Part I : Warning

NIL

Part II : General Synopsis

Thursday 09 April 2026 at 12 UTC NORTHWEST TO NORTHEASTERLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWESTERLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Saturday 11 April 2026 at 00 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northwesterly
8-11 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northwesterly
1-10 kt
Slight Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Westerly
7-16 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Westerly
4-15 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Easterly
7-12 kt
Slight Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Easterly
5-9 kt
Smooth Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
0-9 kt
Smooth Sea

JAVA SEA

Northerly
0-10 kt
Smooth Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northerly
1-8 kt
Smooth Sea

BALI SEA

Easterly
3-9 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Easterly
1-8 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Northerly
1-8 kt
Smooth Sea

BANDA SEA

Northwesterly
0-16 kt
Slight Sea

CERAM SEA

Westerly
4-16 kt
Slight Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northeasterly
1-12 kt
Slight Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northwesterly
1-10 kt
Slight Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Northwesterly
8-21 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Easterly
1-12 kt
Slight Sea

⚠️ Important Notes

Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the significant height

Reference Scales

Beaufort Wind Scale

ForceDescriptionSpeed (knots)
0Calm< 1
1Light air1-3
2Light breeze4-6
3Gentle breeze7-10
4Moderate breeze11-16
5Fresh breeze17-21
6Strong breeze22-27
7Near gale28-33
8Gale34-40
9Strong gale41-47

Douglas Sea Scale

GradeDescriptionHeight (m)
0Calm (Glassy)0
1Calm (Rippled)0-0.1
2Smooth0.1-0.5
3Slight0.5-1.25
4Moderate1.25-2.5
5Rough2.5-4
6Very rough4-6
7High6-9
8Very high9-14
9Phenomenal>14
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