TIME.CO, Jakarta – The head of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region III Denpasar Cahyo Nugroho asked tourists and fishermen to be aware of the potential that the sea wave height in Badung Strait, Bali, will reach 2, 5 meters from 29 September to 1 October 2023 “The general public, fishermen and marine tourism actors are aware of the potential high wave,” he said in Denpasar, Thursday, September 28, 2023.
Badung Strait is a route for fishermen going to sea, a marine tourism area and a crossing route from mainland Bali to Nusa Penida Island, Klungkung Regency. Not only that, the Badung Strait is also crossed by cargo ships from the port of Benoa, Denpasar, to a number of destinations in eastern Indonesia.
Meanwhile, tourist areas bordering the Badung Strait include the waters of Nusa Dua which attract many domestic and foreign tourists to enjoy marine activities including swimming, snorkeling and other water sports. Besides that, the waters of Nusa Dua are also an algae growing area.
Meanwhile, wave heights in the Benoa Port area of Denpasar are also estimated to reach 2.5 metres. Not only in the Badung Strait, sea waves estimated to reach 2.5 meters may also occur in the southern part of the Bali Strait and the southern part of the Lombok Strait.
The Bali Strait is a route connecting the island of Bali via Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana Regency with Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java. Meanwhile, Lombok Strait is a crossing route connecting Bali Island via Padangbai Port in Karangasem Regency to Selamat Port in Lombok, NTB.
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The Lombok Strait is also the route used by merchant ships from Bali to eastern Indonesia. Meanwhile, the waters south of Bali are estimated to have sea wave heights of up to four metres. The average wind speed is estimated to be up to 15 knots or 27 kilometers per hour.
Second BBMKG, wind and sea wave conditions that pose a high risk to navigation safety, for example fishing boats when the wind speed is greater than 15 knots and the wave height is greater than 1.25 metres. Barges when the wind speed is greater than 16 knots and the wave height is greater than 1.5 metres, ferries when the wind speed is greater than 21 knots and the wave height is greater than 2.5 metres.
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