Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 202 | 300 | 383 | 461 | 551 | 400 | 650 | 887 | 1051 | 1113 | 1156 | 1145 | 1000 | 939 | 696 | 539 | 372 | 304 | 246 | 171 | 115 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM4.42m | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM1.03m | 4:11PM1.21m | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
29 | 202 | 300 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 1000 | 939 | 696 | 539 | 372 | 304 | 246 | 171 | 115 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
— | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
186 | — | — | 383 | 461 | 551 | 400 | 650 | 887 | 1051 | 1113 | 1156 | 1145 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 33 | 37 | 75 | 74 | 87 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 194 | 279 | 202 | 574 | 574 | 211 | 187 | 211 | 182 | 182 | 256 | 195 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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