Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 147 | 176 | 176 | 220 | 230 | 281 | 338 | 374 | 340 | 279 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 211 | 196 | 192 | 189 | 225 | 246 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19PM5.49m | 5:44AM5.33m | 6:04PM5.72m | 6:27AM5.46m | 6:46PM5.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.36m | 00:01AM0.10m | 12:17PM0.12m | 00:45AM-0.07m | 12:59PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
160 | 147 | 176 | 176 | 220 | 230 | 281 | 338 | 374 | 340 | 279 | 273 | 268 | 220 | 211 | 196 | 192 | 189 | 225 | 246 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
6 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | — | — | SW 10 | W 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
48 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 202 | 73 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 118 | 202 | 202 | 21 | 21 |
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