Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 53 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 82 | 85 | 96 | 109 | 201 | 330 | 421 | 374 | 290 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:50PM4.72m | 5:08AM4.68m | 5:23PM5.04m | 5:40AM4.95m | 5:55PM5.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.82m | 11:32AM0.72m | 11:55PM0.54m | 12:05PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 85 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 47 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | WNW 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 22 | 52 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 |
16 | 9 | 60 | 91 | 119 | 53 | 77 | 56 | 63 | 82 | 85 | 96 | 109 | 201 | 330 | 421 | 374 | 290 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 353 | 72 | 182 | 234 | 374 | 374 | 158 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 181 | 202 | 394 | 319 |
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