Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
979 | 844 | 696 | 563 | 355 | 275 | 220 | 176 | 147 | 25 | 78 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | 00:17AM3.56m | 1:05PM3.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | 6:37AM1.94m | 7:29PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
41 | 41 | 696 | 563 | 355 | 275 | 220 | 176 | 147 | 23 | 78 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 7 | SW 15 |
— | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
979 | 844 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 58 | 74 | 48 | 85 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 42 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 202 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 118 | 21 | 202 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 |
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