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Nanjizal surfForecast / Cornwall (South) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nanjizal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nanjizal sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Nanjizal today?
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 2PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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 kJ (?) | 4618 | 4568 | 4168 | 3853 | 3558 | 3236 | 3128 | 2233 | 1679 | 4566 | 3099 | 5936 | 5741 | 2998 | 27645 | 35927 | 37090 | 29054 | 26050 | 23388 | 21869 | 19733 | 18171 | 17570 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:20PM 4.24 | 2:44AM 4.36 | 3:03PM 4.39 | 3:24AM 4.54 | 3:42PM 4.53 | 4:01AM 4.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:22AM 1.41 | 8:45PM 1.27 | 9:09AM 1.25 | 9:28PM 1.14 | 9:52AM 1.08 | 10:08PM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 18 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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