Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (19 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
551 | 427 | 650 | 819 | 965 | 1010 | 1097 | 1083 | 1001 | 923 | 788 | 539 | 380 | 318 | 222 | 176 | 25 | 41 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06PM4.24m | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM1.21m | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
24 | 48 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 788 | 539 | 380 | 318 | 222 | 176 | 17 | 41 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 9 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 |
551 | 427 | 650 | 819 | 965 | 1010 | 1097 | 1083 | 1001 | 923 | — | 25 | 41 | 44 | 92 | 95 | 133 | 105 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 244 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 202 | 193 | 318 | 202 | 202 | 3 | 3 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 231 | 3 | 3 |
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