
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
902 | 782 | 747 | 690 | 690 | 623 | 573 | 2304 | 1179 | 7058 | 9566 | 8944 | 7242 | 5897 | 4884 | 3574 | 3700 | 3744 | 3053 | 3103 | 2441 | 1522 | 1648 | 5804 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:19AM3.43m | 1:02PM3.67m | 1:48AM3.63m | 2:11PM3.95m | 2:42AM3.97m | 2:59PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM1.94m | 7:31PM1.77m | 7:55AM1.75m | 8:34PM1.48m | 8:53AM1.43m | 9:23PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | N 6 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 |
902 | 782 | 747 | 690 | 690 | 623 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 23 | 27 | 3053 | 2546 | 7 | 1522 | 849 | 486 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — |
33 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 110 | 2304 | 1179 | 7058 | 9566 | 8944 | 7242 | 5897 | 4884 | 3574 | 3700 | 3744 | — | 3103 | 2441 | 469 | 1648 | 5804 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 82 | 305 | 514 | 567 | 271 | 314 | 318 | 665 | 257 | 198 | 193 | 187 | 45 | 23 | 82 | 514 | 380 | 595 |
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