
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) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
690 | 690 | 623 | 573 | 483 | 1206 | 8388 | 11078 | 10390 | 8062 | 6252 | 5092 | 4068 | 4295 | 3935 | 3422 | 2666 | 2191 | 1395 | 1154 | 1586 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.67m | 1:48AM3.63m | 2:11PM3.95m | 2:42AM3.97m | 2:59PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
690 | 690 | 623 | 573 | 483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 23 | 17 | 3422 | 2666 | 2191 | 1395 | 1154 | 759 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | WSW 9 |
10 | 3 | 1 | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 449 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | 7 | 32 | 143 | 369 | 1206 | 8388 | 11078 | 10390 | 8062 | 6252 | 5092 | 4068 | 4295 | 3935 | — | — | — | 297 | 565 | 1586 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 73 | 82 | 237 | 161 | 567 | 271 | 290 | 628 | 598 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 187 | 95 | 23 | 60 | 250 |
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