
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nahoon Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nahoon Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nahoon Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | S 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 84 | 65 | 165 | 167 | 195 | 138 | 243 | 262 | 295 | 311 | 283 | 216 | 156 | 111 | 88 | 84 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.29m | 1:16PM1.42m | 1:22AM1.43m | 1:48PM1.58m | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:13PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.93m | 7:25PM0.91m | 7:28AM0.78m | 7:56PM0.75m | 7:59AM0.63m | 8:22PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
132 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 311 | 283 | 216 | 156 | 111 | 88 | 80 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 |
242 | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 167 | 7 | 28 | 62 | 34 | 67 | 69 | 98 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 60 | 84 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 55 | — | — | 2 | 21 | 48 | 75 | 65 | 31 | 20 | 33 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 165 | 22 | 195 | 138 | 243 | 262 | 295 | 435 | 456 | — | 5 | 44 | 56 | 49 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 455 | 220 | 23 | 0 | 20 | 161 | 123 | 454 | 302 | 436 | 249 | 55 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 213 | 436 | 302 | 51 | 22 |
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