Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nanjizal today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nanjizal at 2PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nanjizal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
965 | 1027 | 1073 | 1060 | 901 | 844 | 732 | 550 | 388 | 304 | 252 | 176 | 25 | 35 | 76 | 48 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 42 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:30AM4.04m | 10:59PM3.84m | 11:34AM3.72m | 00:17AM3.56m | 1:05PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.41m | 4:59PM1.57m | 5:25AM1.74m | 6:02PM1.84m | 6:37AM1.94m | 7:29PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | W 9 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 732 | 550 | 388 | 304 | 252 | 176 | 17 | 35 | 76 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | N 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 41 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 42 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NNE 5 |
965 | 1027 | 1073 | 1060 | 901 | 844 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 56 | 89 | 133 | 92 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 193 | 199 | 550 | 202 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
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