Indonesian Weather Bulletin for Shipping
( Metarea XI)

BMKG Jakarta, Friday 20 March 2026 At 0600 UTC

Part I : Warning

NIL

Part II : General Synopsis

Thursday 19 March 2026 at 12 UTC NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY LIGHT TO MODERATE FLOW IN THE NORTHERN PART OF INDONESIA SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY GENTLE TO FRESH FLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDONESIA

Part III : Area Forecasts

Valid until Saturday 21 March 2026 at 06 UTC

MALACCA STRAIT

Northerly
5-7 kt
Smooth Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF ACEH

Northerly
2-11 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN WESTERN OF LAMPUNG

Northerly
0-8 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF JAVA

Easterly
1-10 kt
Moderate Sea

INDIAN OCEAN SOUTHERN OF BALI

Southwesterly
5-9 kt
Moderate Sea

NORTH NATUNA SEA

Northeasterly
8-13 kt
Slight Sea

KARIMATA STRAIT

Northerly
7-12 kt
Slight Sea

JAVA SEA

Westerly
4-14 kt
Slight Sea

MAKASSAR STRAIT

Northwesterly
5-19 kt
Slight Sea

BALI SEA

Northwesterly
1-8 kt
Slight Sea

SUMBAWA SEA

Northwesterly
3-12 kt
Slight Sea

FLORES SEA

Westerly
2-15 kt
Slight Sea

BANDA SEA

Northwesterly
1-19 kt
Slight Sea

CERAM SEA

Northwesterly
3-17 kt
Moderate Sea

SULAWESI SEA

Northerly
1-16 kt
Moderate Sea

MOLLUCA SEA

Northerly
2-17 kt
Moderate Sea

WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC OCEAN

Northerly
8-16 kt
Moderate Sea

ARAFURA SEA

Westerly
15-24 kt
Moderate 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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