
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahoon Beach today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahoon Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Nahoon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
226 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 640 | 880 | 755 | 538 | 447 | 329 | 318 | 313 | 328 | 237 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | 9:56AM1.42m | 10:53PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | 3:40AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
226 | 217 | 211 | 175 | 179 | 148 | 66 | 120 | 640 | 880 | 755 | 538 | 447 | 329 | 318 | 313 | 328 | 237 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 |
72 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 120 | 239 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 329 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 17 | E 9 |
29 | 28 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 309 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | — | 162 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
41 | 47 | 57 | 1 | 45 | 77 | 124 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 172 | 52 | 51 | 240 | 220 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 493 | 33 | 256 |
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